Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided booths and equipment to the Nigerian Confederation of Female Producers, which represented Niger at the 12th edition of SAFEM, held by the Agency of the International Trade Show for Womens Crafts in Niger
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ITFC launches series on Senegal’s groundnut sector
The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) has announced to release a series of four short documentaries showcasing the depth of ITFC’s interventions in the groundnut sector in Senegal
Johnvents Industries inaugurates US$36mn cocoa processing facility in Nigeria
Johnvents Industries Limited, a Nigerian agribusiness firm, has commissioned its upgraded US$36mn cocoa processing plant in Akure, Ondo State
Economic fragility and rising food prices drive up hunger in West and Central Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) have warned of acutely food insecure people in West and Central Africa as the number has now crossed 28 million and points toward a further deterioration if support to stem the spread of hunger is not ramped up
US$25mn more for emergency food and agricultural recovery in southern Madagascar
US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Amy Hyatt has announced an additional US$25mn dollars in emergency assistance to help alleviate the food security crisis in southern Madagascar