The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has received a US$12mn grant to boost maize production in Nigeria, Ethiopia and Tanzania in the next four years
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Madagascar signs US$56.7mn agreement for its farmers
Madagascar has signed an agreement to finance the Project to Support Development in the Menabe and Melaky Regions - Phase II (AD2M-II)
AfDB gives Zambia US$30mn to support cassava producers
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of US$30mn to the government of Zambia for the Skills Development and Entrepreneurship Project
Fontana Flowers to invest US$11mn in Ethiopia
Fontana Flowers plc (Fontana) has announced plans to invest US$11mn to start a horticulture farm in Ethiopia
New system benefiting women rice parboilers in Benin
An improved rice parboiling system is improving productivity and profitability for women rice parboilers in central Benin