Agro Business

Based on the NBS National Agricultural Sample Census report, approximately 40.2 million agricultural families in Nigeria are engaged in various

Singapore has approved 16 types of insects for human consumption, including crickets, grubs, moth larvae, and a specific species of honeybee.

The most recent Cadre Harmonise (CH) report, published by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) in collaboration with other international organizations,

Bird flu is decimating wildlife around the world and is now spreading in cows. In the handful of human cases

The world has lost one-third of its forest – an area twice the size of the United States. A mere

Global Affairs Canada has allocated $7.3 million in funding to the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) to enhance sustainable agricultural

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has recently introduced a groundbreaking Compendium of overlooked food crops in

The African Development Bank Group has granted a $50 million loan to the Yobe State Environmental and Climate Change Action

ThriveAgric, a Nigerian agri-tech startup, has commenced its dry season farming cycle by distributing agricultural input to support over 100,000

The analysis presented in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) report for October to December 2023 highlights the significant impact

The World Bank is supporting the Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) in Kogi State which has so far

The UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, British International Investment (BII), announced today that it has executed legally

Today marks the graduation of 78 future leaders in the food systems from AGRA’s (www.AGRA.org) Center for African Leaders in

Presenting its $1 billion facility, the African Development Bank Group aims to insure over 40 million farmers throughout the continent

AFEX, the largest commodities player in Africa, has introduced Africa Exchange, an online commodity trading platform. The platform comes after

PepsiCo has backed eight new innovation projects in nine countries as part of the third year of its global agriculture

Yesterday in Cairo, Afreximbank made a significant move towards improving food security in Africa. They entered into a framework agreement

During the October 2023 Cadre Harmonisé report on food insecurity, the Government of Nigeria and its partners revealed that around

The African Commodities Exchange, AFEX, is eager to share with you the in-depth analysis, data trends, and insights for agricultural

In order to close the crucial financing gap in agriculture, the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org), Afreximbank, Arise Integrated Industrial

The UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, British International Investment (BII), today announced a US$26.5 million commitment to

AfDB President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina on Thursday said that the continent’s food and agricultural sector would be valued at an

Reviewing the price performance from the previous week, Maize emerged as a standout, rising strongly by 21.14%. In contrast, the

A collaboration between the World Bank and the OCP Group has been announced to aid Sahelian and West African farmers.

In order to officially announce the opening of the ThriveAgric’s AYuTe (Agriculture, Youth, and Technology) Project, agricultural technology company ThriveAgric

The commodities market displayed a mix of trends and performances during the most recent trading week. The trajectory of maize

Generation Africa Awards US$116,000 to Winners in the 2023 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition hosted at Africa Food Systems Summit in

The Pitch AgriHack Results from the 2023 competition have been released, capping a motivational journey honoring Africa’s most promising agritech

Commodities experienced varied results during the previous trading week. Maize prices fell 18.26%, while Paddy rice prices rose by 2.76%.

AFEX, Nigeria’s premier commodities exchange, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ghana Commodities Exchange (GCX) to boost the

Several key commodities showed significant fluctuations in performance over the most recent trading week. Maize dropped by 5.23%, while paddy

According to the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) Selected Food Price Watch for June 2023, food prices have risen considerably

Most commodities saw price increases in the open market last week, with Paddy Rice leading the pack with an impressive

According to Save the Children, armed groups in Nigeria have been attacking farmers nonstop, disrupting vital food supply and raising the possibility that the nation may experience a severe food crisis this year. Increased attacks on farmers are displacing people, disrupting markets, and causing people to lose their livelihoods in many sections of the nation. According to the Nigerian Security Tracker, between January and June 2023, armed groups killed more than 128 farmers in Nigeria and abducted 37 more. Only in Borno State in northern Nigeria did non-state armed groups kill 19 farmers in June. Bulama has been a farmer in northeast Nigeria for 35 years, so he is accustomed to instability, but this year has been particularly challenging. Most of the farmers Bulama has worked with have been abducted or killed by armed persons. The majority of the time, the ransom demanded by armed groups when they kidnap farmers who are also our friends and brothers is an amount that no villager can afford, according to Bulama. “They killed and took our farm’s produce, leaving us defenceless and unable to transport anything home. Most of us in this community suffer from hunger and starvation as a result of the rebels’ refusal to allow us access to the farmlands. Even when we risk our lives in our fields, they grab everything and allow us to starve Although farming puts his life at danger, Bulama explained that if he stops, his children will perish—a heartbreaking dilemma that is all too prevalent for farmers in the north. The persistent insecurity, protracted wars, and anticipated increases in food costs are mostly to blame for the UN’s January forecast that more than 25 million people in Nigeria could experience food insecurity this year, a 47% increase from the 17 million people who were already at risk of going hungry. Additionally, it is anticipated that in 2023, acute malnutrition will affect an estimated two million children under the age of five in the northeastern Nigerian states of Borno, Adamawa, and Yobe, with roughly 700,000 of those children on the verge of death. Extreme weather events, which are occurring more frequently and with more severity as a result of the climate catastrophe, are also expected to cause far more people to go hungry than was previously anticipated. Bulama continued, “The lack of rain this year has made the hunger problem my family is currently experiencing worse. All of the crops we still have are dried and dead. Because most farmers are cutting down their dried crops in order to plant new ones, it has forced us to start over from scratch. We are starving and have nowhere to go.

Bühler will provide the technology for this through its Grain Processing and Innovation Center (GPIC), which will open in Kano,

Commodity prices showed varied returns in the most recent trading week. Maize climbed by 10.85%, Soybean decreased by 1.32%, and

Most commodity price results during the most recent trading week were inconsistent wow. After falling last week, maize recovered and

Most commodity prices rose year on year in the most recent trading week. Sorghum recovered from last week’s loss and

The performance of the majority of commodities on the Exchange was inconsistent. With a weekly rise of 1.07%, maize led

Leading Nigerian company Olam Agri (https://www.OlamAgri.com/), which specializes in food, feed, and fiber, has received recognition for its significant sustainability

In the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, Nigeria’s agricultural sector experienced a negative growth rate of -0.9%, according to the

As the week drew to a close, commodities prices showed a bullish trend on the open market, rising an average

Ginger was the top gainer on the Exchange during the most recent trading week, increasing by 6.78% week over week.

The leading gainers on the Exchange were sorghum and maize, which saw w-o-w gains of 4.50% and 3.44%, respectively. Both

The open market price of soybeans has continued to fall for a second week in a row due to an

At least 52.39 percent of the loans issued under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) have been paid back, according to

With a weekly rise of 4.40% in Maize, it was the only stock to increase on the Exchange last week.

According to the Food Price Watch of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for February 2023, prices per kilogram (kg)

A new study reveals that acute food insecurity in West and Central Africa is on track to reach a 10-year

Are you prepared to flex your creative muscles and transform the food systems in Africa? If so, get ready to

Market activity is exhibiting signs of recovery due to an increase in cash availability, which is supported by rising supply

The Green Climate Fund, GFC, has made its single largest equity investment in Africa to date with its junior first-loss

The Syngenta Group has announced the launch of “Shoots by SyngentaTM,” a worldwide platform created to support innovation growth and

Most commodities on the Exchange closed higher during the most recent trading week. Commodity prices increased by an average of

The Hadejia Jama’are Komadugu Yobe Basin-Trust Fund and the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) have agreed to a grant agreement worth

OCP Africa Fertilizers Nigeria Limited received a $1.4 million (N574 million) co-investment grant from the West Africa Trade & Investment

Due to ongoing cash constraints and election-related activity, the prices of the majority of grain commodities have fallen for six

On the Exchange and in the free market, the prices of the majority of goods decreased week over week. On

One of the biggest livestock markets in Africa is located in northeastern Nigeria. Being a source of livelihood for many

The Agrifood Systems Transformation Accelerator (ASTA), a global program created to assist Least Developed Countries in improving their agrifood systems

Elections and the cash crunch are still slowing down market activity. The open market saw a fall in all grains

Leading agricultural technology startup ThriveAgric just won the biennial AYuTe Africa Challenge in West Africa, earning a $1 million grant

Millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa will now have access to Mastercard’s Community Pass, a digital platform that makes

Reviewing recent trading activity revealed that the prices of the majority of grains had increased on the open market. Due

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NADC) has provided an additional $10.15 million to the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM).

As major players continue to purchase significant amounts of the commodity, sorghum has maintained a 2-week bullish trend in the

In the open market, soybean achieved a gain of 3.26%, continuing a third week of gains. Large players are becoming

Releaf, an agritech firm in Nigeria, raised $3.3 million in a Pre-Series A fundraising round that was oversubscribed. Two new

The majority of grains’ prices on the Exchange and in the open market had a red week. Soybeans were the

In the open market, paddy rice saw a gain of 8.10%, continuing a two-week streak of gains. Due to its

In the open market, Maize and Sorghum sustained a 2-week dip, plunging 3.73% and 0.02% respectively. This was attributed to

It was a buyer’s market in the open market last week. Prices plunged across grains commodities with Soybean topping the

Nigeria’s leading commodities market player, AFEX, has unveiled its 2022 Wet Season Crop Production Report in a hybrid event hosted

In a review of last week’s performance, Maize and Paddy rice appreciated marginally by 0.06% and 0.32% respectively on the

Every season, trends influence the production and output volumes of commodities in our food systems.  This makes it pertinent to

Last week, most grain commodities closed in the green territory, returning gains to investors on the Exchange. Paddy rice led

Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has said there are massive opportunities in the agricultural sector of the Nigerian

Nigeria on Monday began its long journey to end hunger and achieve food security by launching the Special Agro-industrial Processing

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, jointly with the African Development Bank, the Islamic Development Bank and the International Fund

AFEX, Africa’s  leading private commodities market player, on Friday, marked World Food Day 2022, with the launch of a new

An estimated 670 million people are projected to be undernourished in 2030, as noted in FAO’s The State of Food

Syngenta Crop Protection is launching a commercial digital solution to diagnose infestations of plant-parasitic nematodes in crops by analysing photographs

Sterling Bank Plc has announced plans with her partners Leadway Assurance, Nestle Nigeria Plc, Microsoft Nigeria, Thrive Agric, GIZ, Stears

The incidence of floods across 29 of 36 states in Nigeria casts more worries for Nigeria’s food security in the

Agriculture remains integral for developing economies, capable of stimulating growth across the non-oil economy via its broad potential value-chain interlinkages.

SecondSTAX (Secondary Securities Trading and Aggregation eXchange) of Ghana, announced it has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding from private investors

As part of Union Bank’s commitment to driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, the Bank has partnered with WACOT Rice Limited

In the last trading week, commodities closed flat on the Exchange except for Maize, Paddy rice, and Ginger. Maize topped

African agritech innovators from all four corners of the continent claimed victory in the 8th edition of Pitch AgriHack. The 2022

In a review of last week’s trading activities, paddy rice and sorghum sustained a 2-week price increase in the open

To support the growth and sustainability of Nigeria’s livestock industry, IFC announced a partnership with the Nigerian subsidiary of Bar

As the current crises and disruption in food networks lay bare most African countries’ dependence on food imports, it has

Endowed with a budget of $19.6 million until 2025, the African Agricultural Transformation Initiative (AATI), has been launched to improve

In a review of last week’s trading activities, maize plunged for the third consecutive week on the Exchange by 1.93%,

According to a 2019 report by McKinsey (https://mck.co/2XHsEcv), 60 percent of Africans are engaged in subsistence farming. It makes up

It didn’t take long for Russia’s war in Ukraine to impact Africa. Already grappling with soaring inflation and still recovering

In a review of last week’s price performance, maize plunged for the second consecutive week by 4.12% w-o-w to maintain

At the close of the trading week on the Exchange, maize dipped by 16.67% to close at N207,812 per metric

The Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA) has announced the 2022 edition’s Top 15 applicants.  The outstanding women agripreneurs

As global temperatures continue to soar unseasonably early, it has added pressure to the many factors piling pressure on Africa’s

A pilot to increase access to finance. In 2019, SCOPEinsight and AGRA began a project to graduate agribusinesses and link them to

During the week, the Exchange recorded an increase in the prices of most grain commodities. Paddy rice was the top

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will fast track an impact-oriented project in Central America and

FSD Africa and Rabobank ACORN / Rabo Foundation have launched a collaboration to help African small-scale farmers transition to Agroforestry,

IFC and Jubaili Agrotec, a Nigeria-based agrochemicals manufacturer and distributor, announced a partnership that will support the company to expand

Sorghum, maize, and soybean were the top traded commodities on the Exchange during the week. The price of maize reversed

In the middle of Kamba market in Nigeria’s north-western Kebbi State, hub agro-dealer Umar Sani points to a stack of

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) on Friday approved a $134 million loan for the

Compared to the previous week, the prices of most commodities on the Exchange were muted except for maize which gained

The Nigerian agricultural sector, achieved yet another milestone as tech giant, Microsoft, in collaboration with Sterling Bank, NITDA and TedPrime

During the week, activities on the African Commodities Exchange saw a mixed performance across commodities with ginger topping the gainers’

A new Regional Integrated Initiative in West and Central Africa entitled ‘Transforming Agrifood Systems in West and Central Africa’(TAFS-WCA) that

On the Exchange last week, we observed mixed performances across prices of grain commodities. Soybean topped the laggard chart, plunging

Lack of youth involvement in Agriculture is inhibiting the sector’s growth according to industry experts.  Speaking during the ongoing Digital

AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange and commodities market player, announces its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase in

Sorghum and maize closed the trading week, gaining 25.27% and 0.08% w-o-w on the Exchange. A similar trend was witnessed

Ecobank Nigeria (Ecobank.com/ng), an affiliate of the leading Pan-African banking Group, Ecobank Group, has launched Season 3 of its Super

Mastercard and Ecobank Group (www.Ecobank.com) will deploy Mastercard Farm Pass, an award-winning, innovative solution that helps connect smallholder farmers to

Prices of domestic commodities are increasing due to the onset of the planting season. This has led to increased demand

Our products are safe and effective when used as intended. Wherever we operate, we do this in full compliance with

VICTRATO® is a new seed treatment that targets nematodes and key soil borne fungal diseases, increasing the quality and yield of

EXPLOYO™ Vit is a natural, pheromone-based and sprayable solution to improve quality and yield of grapes and control pests The

Domestic prices of soybean, paddy rice, and sorghum have been rising due to the hoarding activities of the farmers in

Application Deadline: August 1st, 2022 IFT is partnering with the Seeding The Future Foundation who has provided funding for IFT to conduct the

The Indian government has placed a ban on wheat export to moderate domestic prices in the domestic market. The effect

In the domestic market, prices of commodities fell W-o-W due to traders’ inaccessibility to the market because of the frequent

The latest national accounts released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that the agriculture sector grew by 2.1%

The number of people facing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent life-saving food assistance and livelihood support continues to grow

Farmerline Group the continent’s Amazon for African farmers has secured a US$6.4 million Pre-Series A investment and $6.5 million debt

Seeking innovative ways to generate agribusiness opportunities for young African entrepreneurs, Heifer International announced today that it is investing $1 million USD

Here is your official invite to join us as we host one of the biggest Ag-hackathons in Africa. Join us for

The number of children facing severe drought conditions across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per

As market pressure on commodity prices abates due to a decline in market activities amongst off-takers and market makers, the

The latest foreign trade data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) shows that in 2021 Nigeria imported N1.29 trillion

Meeting Africa’s overlapping challenges and realizing its enormous potential both require extraordinary efforts and new ways of working together, Director-General

GRA signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enhance the agricultural transformation

Case studies from all throughout Africa show the benefits that even the most rudimentary mobile technology can provide smallholder farmers.

Singapore’s private sector will play a critical role in improving the livelihoods of thousands of smallholder farmers and lowering greenhouse

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched a new phase of its key agricultural policy

Institutional members of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism’s Governing Council endorsed plans to attract more private sector financing to the

Flapmax has announced it is working with the University of Florida (UF) to help support training and upskilling opportunities in Africa

Today The Rockefeller Foundation launched its new Good Food Strategy, which will invest USD 105 million over three years to

AGRA has begun accepting applications for the 2022 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA), which recognizes female entrepreneurs excelling

Application Deadline: April 30th 2022 The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) supports and enables Irish companies to realise their ambition of

Around a third of the world’s food is produced by smallholder farmers on less than two hectares of land. In

Nigeria’s administrative and political capital, Abuja, is hosting the 13th Multidisciplinary Team meeting of FAO in West Africa, from 15

The Africa Food Prize committee is pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 nominations for the Africa Food Prize.

Commodities on the Exchange closed the week in red except for paddy rice which increased marginally by 0.03%. Cocoa topped

AgDevCo, the specialist investor in early-stage African agribusinesses, has announced a $90m package of new funding from the CDC Group,

At the close of trading last week, contracts recorded mixed performances on the Exchange. Sorghum and soybean topped the laggard

The Agri-Business Capital Fund, ABC Fund, has announced that it has received its first investment from a corporate global financial

If we were to “follow the money” to a sector booming with growth opportunities, then currently the place looking most

This action plan was implemented jointly with the Commission for the Control of Desert Locusts in the Western Region (CLCPRO)

The declining trend witnessed in the price of grains on the Exchange and in the Nigerian open market has endured

The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries and Aquaculture (IYAFA 2022). FAO is the

The Farmers for the Future (F4F) Grant is an Agricultural Entrepreneurship grant designed to support young people with viable Agri-Business

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a project

Coffee prices this morning are rallying, with arabica at a 2-month high and robusta at a 3-1/2 week high.  Dwindling

As global food production is on the rise, food waste is soaring. About 40% of all food goes uneaten, but

Ginger maintain a 3-week decline on the Exchange last week, the price of maize and cocoa plummeted marginally, while sorghum

Food security can only be achieved together with water security, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

Humanity is waging war on nature. Nature always strikes back – and it is already doing so with growing force

Developing countries sharing solutions to many of the challenges they collectively face is a cost-efficient and effective path to achieving

AgBiome, a company that develops innovative products from the Earth’s microbial communities, has announced the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Automobile manufacturer The Honda team from Ogun State in Nigeria recently visited IITA Headquarters  to strengthen the partnership between IITA

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tueseay January 18th unveiled a 1.2 million paddy rice bags pyramid in Abuja. The 13 pyramids

Last week all grain commodities closed in the green territory, returning gains to investors on the Exchange. Prices are not

On the Exchange, we witnessed a 6.41% increase in the price of maize and a marginal increase in paddy rice

A $210 million loan approved by the African Development Bank’s Board of Directors (www.AfDB.org) on Monday could impact the lives

Ahead of the Year End festivity, the price of grains on the Exchange and in the Open market increased w-o-w

A new, interactive digital report launched today shows that the number of hungry people in Africa continues to rise, spurred by conflict,

Application Deadline: January 31, 2022 The program “Scaling Digital Agriculture Innovations through Startups” (SAIS) is funded by the German Federal

AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities market player, has today announced a new $100m 10-year bond called The Food Security Fund (FSF).

Symbiotics, the leading market access platform for impact investing, dedicated to financing micro, small and medium enterprises and low and middle-income

Food security can only be achieved together with water security, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the

Youth leaders took centre stage in the fight to feed the world by raising awareness, inspiring action and identifying solutions

The production, distribution and consumption of food uses about a third of the world’s energy and is responsible for about

Social investor Oikocredit provided a three-year $3.5 million loan to agricultural processors, wholesalers and retailers of Valency Agro Nigeria, a

Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some areas if

Application Deadline: October 1st 2021 AgroHack Challenge is seeking innovative ideas across the value chain of the agriculture industry. These ideas

Nestlé (www.Nestle.com) is laying out its plans to support and accelerate the transition to a regenerative food system – one

Fourteen inspiring, young entrepreneurs from across Africa, pitched their innovative agribusinesses to influential judges and delegates at the pitch finale

Agricorp International, Nigerian based spices producing, processing, and exporting company has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding to increase

Many communities in North-East, North-Central and South South regions of Nigeria have faced renewed violence in recent months. While we

The AGRF (www.agrf.org) and Heifer International (www.Heifer.org) today announced the launch of Pitch AgriHack 2021, a competition focused on accelerating

The African Development Bank (AfDB), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Bank of Industry (BoI) and Islamic  Development Bank

A business which gives out virtual cash in exchange for rubbish, a start-up which converts faecal sludge into fuel briquettes,

Rural businesses will get a boost from new financing programme launched by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD),

Application Deadline: 30th July 2021.  The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) is a joint initiative between the Department of Agriculture, Food and the

OCP, the phosphate mining and fertilizer group, signed a financing agreement with the IFC, to support OCP expand its value

The world’s soils, which provide 95% of humanity’s food, are “under great pressure”, according to a UN report on soil pollution.

Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched an ambitious

Application Deadline: December 2021 The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize program is a series of multi-year, multimillion-dollar prize competitions for technological solutions that

Rural Farmers Hub encourages the sustained economic development of smallholder farmers. The company provides agricultural services to under-served smallholder farmers

The Green Innovation Centre for the Agriculture and Food Sector Program (GIAE) – Nigeria is launching an 18-month project to

Application Deadline: December 2021 The Milken-Motsepe Innovation Prize program is a series of multi-year, multimillion-dollar prize competitions for technological solutions that

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a unique Centre to provide hands-on implementation support for

As part of efforts to improve the production capacity of rice nationwide and enhance food security, the Federal Government launched

Application Deadline: April 26, 2021 IFC 9th International Food Safety Forum Virtual Event IFC invites retailers, manufacturers and other players in

The Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have signed a cooperation and

Good times are ahead for farmers in the South-East geopolitical zone as Dangote Fertilizer has promised to train them on

The  United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has tapped a consortium led by Cargill and including Ausvet, Heifer International, and the

Dangote Fertilizer has promised to train them on better ways of farming to obtain bumper yields. This is as the

Nestlé, IDH the Sustainable Trade Initiative, and TechnoServe have announced the launch of the Developing Inclusive Grain Value Chains project.

The Mastercard Foundation has partnered with Nourishing Africa and U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) to train 2,0000 young agripreneurs and

The authorities of Benin Republic, Tuesday, dispatched a delegation to hunt President Muhammadu Buhari’s intervention for Nigeria to assist the

Application Deadline: Ongoing The Agri-Business/Small and Medium Enterprise Investment Scheme is an initiative to support the Federal Government’s efforts and policy measures

The multifaceted Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) project registered another success story, this time, in Nigeria’s poultry sector. A

Application Deadline: 6 June, 2021 FATE Foundation in partnership with Mitsubishi Corporation is pleased to announce the call for applications for the virtual

IFAD has provided a first grant of $900,000 through its Rural Poor Stimulus Facility (RPSF) to support the worst affected

Application Deadline:15th March 2021 Olam International Limited, one of the world’s leading food and agri-businesses, has extended the application deadline for

Achieving food security also involves addressing nutrient deficiency. Using the space around a house, families can often raise a homestead

Globally, the number of outbreaks of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, fell by

10,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their

Farmers in Nigeria, the first country where Fall Armyworm (FAW) was detected in Africa in 2016, will soon get access

A free tool that will help farmers and pastoralists across Africa to predict and control locust behaviour has been launched. Kuzi—the

The World Bank approved a $60 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help African countries strengthen the resilience of

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, and the IKEA Foundation have announced

In May this year, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) partnered with the Mastercard Foundation to start the Young

French development agency, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), signed a €300 million loan to UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development

German Development Minister Gerd Müller has announced the launch of Agri-Finance Liquidity Facility (“ALF”) , a new initiative of the

There are just hours to go until the 23 October deadline to enter the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) AgriPitch Competition.

In the International Commodity Market, Maize and Soybeans prices increased marginally in September; by 4.1% and 7.3% M-o-M respectively. Paddy rice

The AFEX Commodities Index composite retained its performance as that of the previous week, closing at 271.02 points since there

ACI monthly prompt: CBN’s Policy Response on Maize caused by Lean Season. The open market prices surged for maize (14.72%

The African Development Bank’s Youth Agripreneur AgriPitch Competition and DealRoom connects expansion-ready, youth-led African businesses with global investors (debt, equity and/or grant).

A panel of some of Africa’s most promising small and medium-enterprise (SME) agripreneurs gathered online to call for more selective

The AFEX Commodities Index composite experienced no change in the week under review, as it closed at 249.47points. This is

Nigerian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono said the Federal Government will inject over N600 billion

The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Ministry of Environment in partnership with IITA, under the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project

Sterling Bank Plc, Nigeria’s leading commercial bank, has extended coverage of its Farmers’ Radio programme to cover the six-geo-political zones

The National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, has adopted 130

In its move to digitize agricultural sector, the National Information Technology Agency (NITDA), under the supervision of Federal Ministry of

A farmer cooperative society in Mali has experienced a significant increase in production of quality seeds, setting an example for

Yield improvement of important African food crops will get a boost with the launch of a new project to be

African swine Fever (ASF), which may cause up to 100 percent mortality in pigs, has become a major crisis for

Application Deadline: 23:59 CET (France) 11th January 2021.  Olam International, in partnership with Agropolis Foundation, is on the hunt for ground-breaking scientific

The AFEX Commodities Index composite experienced a massive uptick to close at 246.46 points in the week under review. The index

A key goal for AFEX since we launched ComX in January has been introducing some innovative financial products/ instruments that

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), through its Youth in Agribusiness office, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation in

To assist smallholder farmers in Asia, Africa and Latin America who are facing additional challenges resulting from COVID-19, Bayer, as

Nigeria’s central bank said it will support farmers with a 432 billion naira ($1.1 billion) loan in the 2020 wet

In Nigeria, crop production is an old tradition, many families in the country solely depends on it for the provision

GBfoods, a global player in culinary product manufacturing, in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Kebbi State Government

Invasion of desert locusts, civil conflicts in parts of the West African region, and the global outbreak of COVID-19 pause

Africa’s most populous country and largest economy faces rising food insecurity as a combination of a mostly informal agriculture sector

Promasidor Nigeria, a consumer goods manufacturer says it has committed $5 million to jumpstart Ikun Dairy Farm in Ekiti State

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate dissolution of the Interim Management Team and the appointment of an Acting Managing

Grain market in Africa is continuing to exude a bullish performance according to a report by IndexBox, citing that the

Launched today, the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize is receiving applications from young agrifood entrepreneurs. Now more than ever strong agriculture and

The Business Incubation Platform (BIP) of IITA has achieved an impressive yield of 23 tonnes per hectare for yam production

Application Deadline:May 31, 2020 5:00 pm GMT. The GCHERA WORLD AGRICULTURE PRIZE is the international award of the Global Confederation

The Japanese Government has donated a rice mill worth over N26m$70,650) to the Edo State Government, as part of efforts

The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a $2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers in Nigeria with financial

The Business Incubation Platform (BIP) of IITA has set a new production record for maize in Nigeria. BIP exceeded the

The Financial Market Dealers Exchange and the AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited of Nigeria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to

The Nigerian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono stated that quality seed is a key input towards

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched the National Fertilizer Quality Control Act 2019 as a vital component of the

The Nigerian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono has lauded the effort of rice farmers in

The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations has urged the Federal Government to maximize efforts to prevent

The African Development Bank (AfDB.org), in collaboration with the government of Nigeria, has held a meeting with stakeholders to discuss

Farmcrowdy, Nigeria’s digital agriculture platform is officially exploring the business of selling meat after it acquired a majority stake in

The interconnection of the different sectors of the Angolan fisheries value chain is contributing to the sustainable development of the

The Federal Government of Nigeria has received request from the Government of Guninea Bissau seeking assistance in rice production so

IDH Sustainable Trade Initiative, in coalition with Unilever, Jacobs DE, Mondelez and Rabobank, has launched the IDH Farmfit Fund, world’s

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a three-year, $8 million Cooperative Agreement to Catholic Relief Services (CRS)

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved registration and release of a new Pod Borer Resistant (PBR) Cowpea variety for

The land border closure with neighbouring countries has saved the poultry industry in Nigeria about N50 billion since its commencement

Wema Bank has committed N2 billion to fund agriculture, support farmers and agric-value chain. The investment reaffirms the bank’s commitment

The Global Organic Fertilizers Market is expected to grow with a significant rate during the forecast period 2018-2025, owing to

Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has pledged support to the One Million Farmers Platform, a World Bank initiative aiming to improve

An alliance of West African nations seeking to help small farmers cope with climate change are helping them adopt agricultural

Application Deadline:18th December 2019 AgriLab is focused on enabling AgriTech Entrepreneurs to succeed. AgriLab aims to enable young Nigerians to

The African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) (https://africaplantbreeders.com) was launched recently to bring together plant breeders from several African nations to

Farmshine, a Nairobi based agritech start-up has raised funding of USD 250,000 from US-based impact investor Gray Matters Capital’s gender lens

In a first-of-its-kind enterprise in Nigeria, a large-scale flour mill has come up with processed sorghum flour with a shelf

An IITA-led partnership has honed aflatoxin biocontrol for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) for over 15 years. Recently, the team published a

Without changing the approach towards the efforts to end hunger, Africa risks remaining as the only continent struggling with hunger

With decades of research contributing to the improvement of plant health globally and across Africa in particular, the International Institute

An innovative insurance package for small-holder farmers has been unveiled by Fertilizer Producers and Suppliers Association of Nigeria (FEPSAN) in

Workers in the cocoa industry’s global supply chains experience forced labour and widespread exploitation, according to new research. Experts at

The National Agricultural Seed Council (NASC) has presented to stakeholders a five-year strategic plan document that it intends to use

In Nigeria, being a farmer has often been synonymous with poverty for quite a while now. This is due to

The World Food Prize Foundation and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for

A farmer’s fortunes bloom and wither with the seasons. It can be precarious work, and a bad year can leave

Key stakeholders in West Africa’s fertilizer sector are calling for more action to support the industry, which is central to

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced that it has fitted six elephants with GPS/satellite collars over the past two months

The African Development Bank (AfDB.org) and the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) have signed two grant agreements to implement trade

The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African

To talk about the importance of agriculture is not overemphasizing, especially with a population of over 200 million Nigerians to

ABUJA – The African Union, Economic, Social, and Cultural Council (AU ESOCC), Nigerian chapter has urged the Federal Government to

Some Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents say locally produced Nigeria rice are more nutritious and healthier than the imported one.

Africa’s emerging agritech market valued at N5.3bn is hugely untapped, according to a new report by the Technical Centre for

Application Deadline: Monday, 19th of August, 2019. Call for application from interested young people in Oyo, Abuja, Imo and Onne

In fulfilment of its resolve to diversify the economy, create jobs and engender inclusive economic growth in the country, the

Cocoa prices rose sharply on Wednesday after key producers Ivory Coast and Ghana threatened to stop selling their production to

Nestlé Central and West Africa (CWA) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have launched a new

Pan-African telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet (www.Econetwireless.com), and global crop nutrition leader, Yara International ASA, today launch “Generation Africa”,