Agriculture
Twiga Foods Entity Enters Administration After Years of Financial Pressure
GT Flow Limited, formerly Twiga Foods One Limited, has entered statutory administration in Kenya, placing a key operating entity associated with one…
Category: Agriculture
Africa
Côte d’Ivoire’s Cocoa Traceability Test Begins as EU Deforestation Rules Approach
Côte d’Ivoire has begun enforcing its national cocoa traceability system, placing the country at the centre of a broader African challenge: how…
AfDB
AfDB Launches $5.1 Billion Crisis Response as Energy and Fertilizer Costs Squeeze African Economies
The African Development Bank has launched a crisis-response framework of up to $5.1 billion to help African countries manage rising energy and…
Africa
African Development Fund Backs Natural-Capital Planning Across 13 Countries With $4.3 Million Grant
A $4.3 million African Development Fund grant will support 13 countries in integrating natural capital into statistics, policy and development planning between…
Africa
African Union Moves to Coordinate Continental Response as Strong El Niño Risks Intensify
The African Union is coordinating preparedness for a potentially strong El Niño, with food systems, cities, water security and disaster financing among…
Africa
Kenya Launches Regional Livestock Resilience Initiative Across Kenya, Uganda and Somalia
Kenya has begun implementing a three-year regional initiative linking livestock value chains, climate insurance, land-tenure security and climate information across Kenya, Uganda…
Africa
Africa’s AI Opportunity Will Be Won or Lost in Agriculture, Health and Public Services
The IMF says some of Africa’s strongest AI gains could come from agriculture, healthcare, education and public services rather than frontier technology…
Africa
African Development Fund Approves $9.3 Million Climate and Water Grant for Ethiopia and South Sudan
A $9.3 million African Development Fund grant will support solar-powered water systems, flood management and climate-resilient food production in Ethiopia’s Gambella Region…
AfDB
Zimbabwe Emergency Food Programme Reaches 188,000 Farmers and Shapes Agricultural Reform
A $25 million agricultural programme has reached more than 188,000 Zimbabwean farming households while expanding climate-smart production, farmer finance, digital services and…
Agriculture
Accra’s Waste-Separation Project Must Connect Collection Reform to a Viable Recycling Market
Accra’s planned source-separation and composting project will need to connect household sorting, collection, processing and viable markets for recovered materials.