Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) found that Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme in the Sahel region is crucial to the battle against climate change
Africa’s GGW programme gives viable return on investments
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AfDB approves US$150mn to support trade and agriculture value-chain development
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$150mn facility to ETC Group Limited to manage the company’s working capital requirements and support its food production expansion plans across 10 countries in Africa, in a boost for smallholder farmers
IPS undergoes re-brand as part of extension plans
International Pheromone Systems, which offers nature-based approaches and specialist knowledge to monitor and manage pests in agricultural and domestic environments, has re-located and re-branded as part of plants to extend the company
Malawi needs to shift from subsistence to commercial farming: President
Malawis President Lazarus Chakwera has urged the country to transition from largely subsistence farming to industrialised commercial farming, in order to meet the goal of making the country food-sufficient by 2030
IFAD launches US$67.43mn investment programme for small-scale farmers in Zimbabwe
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) announced support for a new US$67.43mn investment programme that aims to increase rural incomes for 78,000 vulnerable rural households in Zimbabwe by sustainably transforming the small-scale farming sector
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