The World Bank Board of Directors has approved a US$750mn International Development Association (IDA) credit to support the government of Kenya’s reforms to enhance inclusive growth, accelerate poverty reduction and achieve its Vision 2030 objective of becoming a middle-income industrialised country
Technology
Call for ideas to tackle irrigation water loss
AB Sugar, in partnership with WaterAid and the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, has launched a first-of-its-kind Innovate Irrigation Challenge, seeking to generate new ideas to reduce water losses from irrigation in sugar
Third Export Track for leading UK business
Welland Power manufactures diesel generators in the UK with Baudouin, Perkins and Cummins Engines
Somalia makes significant progress on its economic reforms
Briefing the Council, Raisedon Zenenga, deputy head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), reported that Somalia had made significant progress on its economic and security sector reforms
SqwidNet and ChipFox-SA boost IoT in agriculture
SqwidNet and ChipFox-SA have collaborated to take agricultural internet of things (IoT) to new heights