The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has predicted a drier than usual season for the October-December period for much of the East African region. AGRA seeks to …
Agriculture
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AgricultureBusiness PoliciesSouthern Africa
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At least 25 aquaculture companies in sub-Saharan Africa will benefit from a starting capital of $ 50 million (€ 42.6 million) that global investment firm Aqua-Spark has allocated for the …
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AgricultureBusiness PoliciesEastern Africa
Kenyatta urges African states to base food security policies on data
Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenyan President on Wednesday urged leaders in the continent to improve food security policies by basing decisions on data and science. The President made this announcement during a …
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AfricaAgricultureBusiness Policies
African Development Bank to support Côte d’Ivoire in creating agricultural value chains
Since 2015, the African Development Bank has quadrupled its investments in Côte d’Ivoire, bringing its portfolio to $2.7 billion The African Development Bank will support Côte d’Ivoire in creating agricultural …
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AgricultureBusiness PoliciesNorthern Africa
Egypt’s table grape exports grew as global demand increases
At a vast grape farm in Sadat City of Menoufia province, north of Cairo, dozens of well-trained workers carefully harvested clusters of grapes dangling beneath the green leaves. Grapes, one …
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Morocco’s agricultural potential, especially its exports of citrus fruits to the European market has earned it the second position as the supplier of Spanish oranges with over 44,370 tons exported …
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Egypt is aiming to grow its agricultural exports to $2.2 billion by September, the end of the current export season, according to Abdel Hamid Demerdash, head of the country’s Agricultural …
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AgricultureBusiness Policies
Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What’s needed next
In 1938, French colonial authorities in what is today Mali started on an ambitious infrastructure plan to transform the desert into an area of agricultural production. Water was diverted from …
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AgricultureBusiness PoliciesWestern Africa
Ecobank, Vanguard Agribusiness Summit Explores Food Security Through Digitization
Ecobank of Nigeria in conjunction with Vanguard, recently hosted a virtual agribusiness summit which had as its theme, “Digitizing the Agricultural Value Chain for Unlocking Productivity, Economic Growth and Food …
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AgricultureEastern Africa
European Union contribution of €8 million will strengthen gains in Desert Locust fight
FAO welcomes new allocation to aid surveillance and control in the Horn of Africa The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, has …