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Positive outcomes are coming from China and Kenya’s agricultural partnership, which aims to boost crop yields and enhance the nation’s food security. The Confucius Institute at Egerton University is home …
Agricultural cooperation with China to improve Kenyan food security Read More
In order to boost food security for the continent, Microsoft says it is committing to collaborating with both the public and private sectors to drive digital transformation in African agriculture. …
Microsoft invests in Kenyan agritech. Read More
Kenya is one of the 27 nations that will soon have a software program that will be crucial in providing real-time estimations of the region’s food stock availability. The Alliance …
A new regional digital strategy help fill data gaps about food stocks. Read More
According to a release from the European Investment Bank, a new European Solidarity Financing Fund for Africa, FEFISOL II, has been formed with a first closure of $24.1 million and …
FEFISOL II launched to assist African agriculture. Read More
The government would seize idle land owned by parastatals and lease it to private investors for commercial agriculture, boosting local food production and exports while also creating new jobs. In …
The Cabinet approves the use of state-owned land that has been dormant for a long time. Read More
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari recently inaugurated a $2.5 billion fertiliser factory, with the goal of contributing to the global supply. The Nigerian leader declared during the inauguration of the Dangote …
Nigeria opens the largest fertiliser facility in Africa. Read More
Three western development finance organisations will invest USD 90 million in Sub-Saharan Africa’s agricultural development. AgDevCo, a London-based investor focused on African agribusiness, will receive USD 90 million in funding …
Across Sub-Saharan Africa, DFIs invest in agribusiness backers. Read More
The Development Fund, a Norwegian non-governmental organisation, is contributing C$4.25 million to Canadian Foodgrains Bank for a three-year project in Ethiopia to continue allowing small-scale farmers the option to use …
Norway is collaborating with the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to assist Ethiopian farmers. Read More
Kericho County in Kenya has shipped 134.4 metric tonnes of coffee to South Korea, valued at Sh110 million, making it the first shipment of coffee to reach the East Asian …
Kenya exports Sh110 million worth of coffee to South Korea. Read More
Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) has been introduced in Uganda by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). This resilient agriculture intends …
UNDP and COMESA encouraging climate-smart agriculture Read More
