The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US$10mn grant from the Green Climate Fund, for which the bank is the accredited agency, to improve Liberia’s early warning weather systems
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FAO lends support to revive degraded land in Sahel region
In an effort to aid farmers who are dealing with tough farming conditions and restore farmland, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has brought a state-of-the art heavy digger, the Delfino plough, to the Sahel region.
Plant-based material fabrics set to boom in collections
Fabrics made from plant-based materials are set to boom in collections for the autumn/winter 2022/23 season, according to Textiles Intelligence’s ‘Survey of the European fabric fairs for autumn/winter 2022/23’
Rivulis offers free crop monitoring and irrigation detection service to its customer growers
Rivulis, a global innovator micro-irrigation solutions innovator, has provided a free service to its customer growers for monitoring crops and detecting irrigation issues with satellite imagery
New UK support to tackle impact of droughts and flooding in East Africa
Almost a million people across East Africa will be supported by new UK funding in response to one of the worst droughts in the region for decades and unprecedented flooding