Agric
Precious metals rally, base metals hang on bearish bias
Gold and silver ended Thursday's trading session near its day's highs after the US federal reserve announced a 25 bpd…
AfDB to invest $120m to boost cassava, rice, maize, sorghum, millet, wheat production in Africa
The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it would invest $120 million in the next three years to boost cassava production and transform…
Buhari seeks increased agric financing from AFREXIM
President Muhammadu Buhari has requested the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM) to bump up its agriculture financing provisions in alignment with…
Ivory Coast to appeal for $1bn reforestation strategy fund, minister says
Ivory Coast will call upon donors as well as timber and cocoa companies to help finance a reforestation strategy it…
Nigeria’s House Speaker solicits fresh laws to protect modernised agric practices
Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives has asserted that to achieve substantial results from the country’s agricultural diversification…
Lipton, WE partner to empower 80,000 tea farmers in Kenya
Lipton, a global refreshment brand and WE, a charity organization have partnered to empower 80,000 women in tea farming communities…
