Agro Business

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