Agro Business

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