Cocoa prices soar as Ghana and Cote D’IVoire threaten supply cut
Cocoa prices rose sharply on Wednesday after key producers Ivory Coast and Ghana threatened to stop selling their production to
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Nestlé and AGRA partner to Support 2,000 agriculture entrepreneurs in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire
Nestlé Central and West Africa (CWA) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have launched a new
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Apply for the Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship 2019 for Africa
Application Deadline: June 30th 2019 The Agricultural Research and Innovation Fellowship for Africa (ARIFA) is the capacity development component of
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Econet and Yara Launches Generation Africa – Inspiring young Africans to become Agri-Food entrepreneurs
Pan-African telecommunications, media and technology group, Econet (www.Econetwireless.com), and global crop nutrition leader, Yara International ASA, today launch “Generation Africa”,
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Farmcrowdy partners with Best Foods Fresh Farms to grow reach
Farmcrowdy Group, owners of Nigeria’s first digital agriculture platform Farmcrowdy and the newly launched Farmgate Africa, an online agro-commodity aggregator,
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Investors say African Development Bank’s Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones will drive agricultural revolution
Senior Nigerian government officials and key investors have endorsed the African Development Bank’s (www.AfDB.org) Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative,
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UK Foreign Office signs agriculture, job creation and tech deals with Ghana and Nigeria
The UK Foreign Office business delegation sign deals worth £82m in Nigeria and Ghana that will see up to 1600
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African Development Bank, partners support smallholder farmers with 17 new project grants
The Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT), hosted by the African Development Bank, has announced $ 3,390,000 funding for 17 new
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Atlas AI, Rockefeller Foundation and AGRA bet on tech to address food insecurity in 11 sub-Saharan African countries
Atlas AI, a Silicon Valley-based public benefit corporation founded in partnership with The Rockefeller Foundation, and the Alliance for a
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Agriculture Fast Track Fund to launch 17 new projects in support of agribusiness Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Ghana and seven other African countries
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) will launch 17 new grant projects funded by the Agriculture Fast Track Fund (AFT) (https://bit.ly/2P94vrr)
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Farmcrowdy partners with Livestock 247 to streamline farming operations
Farmgate Africa, Nigeria’s agro-commodity aggregator platform has announced its partnership with Livestock247.com, an online Livestock Market established to bring together
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Farmcrowdy launches Farmgate Africa online trading market place for African agriculture commodities
Nigeria’s digital agriculture platform Farmcrowdy Group has launched a new subsidiary, Farmgate Africa, a technology-driven agro-trading market place for agriculture
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Call for Nominations: 2019 Africa Food Prize
Nominations are open for 2019 Africa Food Prize which is the preeminent award for recognizing the extraordinary individual or institution
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The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation Grants to Protect Natural Resources
The Conservation, Food and Health Foundation is currently accepting applications to protect natural resources, improve the production and distribution of
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Apply for International Award in Agribusiness 2019
UNIDO ITPO Italy, the Italian Investment and Technology Promotion Office of the United Nations Organization for Industrial Development and the
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World Food Prize Foundation: Accepting Global Nominations from Food Security and Agricultural Champions
The World Food Prize Foundation is currently accepting nominations for its globally renowned award that recognizes the accomplishments of individuals
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Agritech company, Farmcrowdy, raises US$ 1 Million in funding
Farmcrowdy, a Nigerian agritech company has raised an additional $US 1 million in funding from international investors Cox Enterprises and Techstars, along
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IFAD Launches New Impact Fund to Scale Agribusiness in Africa – Africaglobalfunds
The International Fund for Agricultural Development has launched a €200m impact fund to scale agribusiness in developing countries. First commitments
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Common Fund for Commodities announces 14th Call for Proposals to Support Commodity Development Activities
The Common Fund for Commodities CFC provides a range of financial and technical instruments in support or business activities contributing
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World Food Prize Foundation: Accepting Global Nominations from Food Security and Agricultural Champions
The World Food Prize Foundation is currently accepting nominations for its globally renowned award that recognizes the accomplishments of individuals
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FAO sounds alarm on Desert Locust outbreak in northeast Africa and Saudi Arabia triggered by heavy rains
Heavy rains and cyclones have triggered a recent surge in Desert Locust populations, causing an outbreak to develop in Sudan
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‘Streak virus’ threatening to wipe out Banana
Bananas across Africa are reported to be infected with the ‘streak virus’ which can destroy entire plantations. Scientists mull to
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Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) charge Federal Government to establish cottage processing plants
The Tomato Growers Association of Nigeria (TOGAN) has urged the Federal Government to establish cottage processing plants in tomato producing
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USADF and Nigeria enters into $10m partnership to support local agribusiness
The President and CEO of U.S. African Development Foundation USADF and the Governor of Kebbi State, Nigeria, have signed a
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AfDB to boost rural farming with $120m investment in Agricultural Technology Innovation
IN its quest to boost rural farming in Africa, the African Development Bank (AfDB), has earmarked $120 million to advance
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