Five Senegalese entrepreneurs have been selected to receive six months of business incubation and US$2,000 seed-funding from the Senegal Start-Up Accelerator to kick-start their business
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Sunflower farming set to rise in Tanzania
TANZANIA Agricultural Transformation Grant (TATG) has intended its commitment to develop a region-wide strategic plan for improving sunflower farming and addressing challenges facing farmers in the area
Investment in food and agriculture to unlock development agenda
Major stakeholders in Ghana stressed the need for comprehensive and coherent national policy framework to create an enabling environment for sustainable agribusiness development
Boosting agricultural production in eastern and southern Africa
Leading organisations in agricultural policy, trade and technology transfer met in Nairobi from 13 -14 December 2018 to identify the implementation of harmonised seed regulations within the eastern and southern Africa region and develop an action plan towards eliminating challenges
World Bank approves US$50mn project for Southern Africa’s agriculture activities
The World Bank has approved US$50mn project to increase the availability of agricultural technologies in Angola and Lesotho