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Absa Bank and US Government Team Up to Boost Ghana’s MSMEs
Absa Bank, in collaboration with the United States Government, has launched a $20 million financing program designed to strengthen agricultural micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Ghana.
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NAQS Launches E-Phyto Platform to Boost Agricultural Export Quality and Efficiency
The Nigeria Agricultural Quarantine Service (NAQS) has launched an electronic system for issuing phytosanitary certificates to exporters, aimed at expediting the process and improving the quality of Nigerian agricultural products destined!-->…
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EAC Agribusinesses get €40 million boost under Market Access Scheme
A new regional scheme is set to unlock the potential of agribusinesses within the East African Community (EAC) by investing €40 million (approx. Rwf51 billion) to this end, according to information from the regional bloc and the European…
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Nigeria’s average sugar price surges 44% on FX
The average price of sugar in Nigeria has surged 41 percent in one year due to FX scarcity, data from the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) shows.
The average price of sugar rose by 44.2 percent to N835,400 per metric ton in!-->!-->!-->…
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Federal Ministry of Agriculture Provides Relief to Maize Farmers in Oyo State
In a commendable effort to support local farmers affected by the 2022 floods, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) distributed free farm inputs to 39 maize farmers in Oyo State. Each beneficiary received five…
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Fruit farmers in Tanzania urged to maintain quality
Tanzanian fruit farmers have been urged to improve and maintain the quality of their products to ensure that they meet the required market standards.
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Nigeria set to overtake Ivory Coast and Ghana on cocoa sustainability
The cocoa farmer association of Nigeria has revealed that, through the collaborative efforts of stakeholders and the US government, as well as the resuscitation of commodity boards by Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria is set to overtake!-->…
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UK to Provide £57.9 M Support Package for Climate-Resilient Agriculture in Nigeria
British Foreign Minister James Cleverly is set to announce a new package of support aimed at making Nigeria's agriculture sector more climate-resilient during his visit to the African country this week.
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Nigeria poised for genome editing technologies
The Director-General of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NAGDA), Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha has disclosed that, Nigeria is ever-ready for genome editing technology with the biosafety laws in place.
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Kenya Receives Aid from Sweden to Implement National Central Farmers’ Database
Kenya has received Sh650 million from the Swedish government, to implement the second phase of the Kenya Integrated Agriculture Management Information System (KIAMIS).
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