Nigeria Gains $402m From Cashew in 2017
Tola Faseru, National President, National Cashew Association of Nigeria, NCAN, has said that the production of cashew has expanded from around 90,000 metric tons in 2011 […]
A promising new continent-wide trade agreement for Africa
The new African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is expected to be a game changer, boosting inter-African trade, spurring manufacturing, and creating economic opportunities. But for […]
IFAD Announces $1m Project to Increase Agriculture in East Africa
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced a US$1m project to open financial services to the East Africa’s youths involved in the agriculture sector. […]
US to Improve Farm Produce with Sh11.5bn
The United States has divulged a Sh11.5 billion programme to help Kenyan farmers by offering them innovations and technologies in dairy, livestock, root and drought-tolerant crops. […]
Agripreneur Of The Week – Rotimi Williams of Kereksuk Rice Farm
Inside Success Story of 35-Year-Old Agric Entrepreneur Who Owns Nigeria’s 2nd Largest Rice Farm Educational and Professional Background Nigerian-born Agric entrepreneur, Rotimi Williams obtained his first […]
Farmcrowdy Garners Up To £1,620,000 From Nigerian and Diasporan Investors Into The Agricultural Sector
AgroTech platform in Nigeria, Farmcrowdy has revealed how it attracted up to £1,620,000 to the country’s agricultural sector from Nigerians and Nigerians in diaspora. Farmcrowdy was […]
AfDB Signs Over $200m Deal with ETG to Promote Agriculture in Africa
As part of its commitment to promote agribusiness in Africa, the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) has signed a $200 million Soft Commodity Finance Facility agreement with […]
GCP21 Wants Africa to Double Cassava Production to Prevent Food Crisis by 2050
Global Cassava Partnership for the 21st Century, GCP21 Director, Dr. Claude Fauquet has advised African farmers to double the continent’s cassava production in order to avert […]
