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Africa urged to adopt innovative finance to bridge vast infrastructure gap
29-Nov-2025 - 0 Comments.
At the Africa Investment Forum 2025, policymakers and investors warned that urgent adoption of innovative finance instruments is needed to close the continent’s widening infrastructure and climate-finance gaps.
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AfDB approves $310 mn package to boost MSME, women-led agribusiness financing in South Africa
17-Nov-2025 - 0 Comments.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $310 million financial package for FirstRand Bank, one of Africa’s largest financial institutions, to expand access to finance for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across South Africa, with a strong emphasis on women-led businesses and agribusinesses.
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India, South Africa hold 5th Joint Working Group meet on agriculture
27-Aug-2025 - 0 Comments.
India and South Africa held the 5th Joint Working Group meeting on agriculture, focusing on research, capacity building, climate resilience, and digital innovation.
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NEC signs cooperation pact with WFP to boost agricultural, health initiatives in Africa
20-Aug-2025 - 0 Comments.
NEC and WFP sign a cooperation pact at TICAD 9 to advance agricultural innovation and digital health in Africa, strengthening efforts toward SDGs through technology.
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Khalifa Fund backs 10 Emirati SMEs at Grains Africa 2025
20-Aug-2025 - 0 Comments.
Khalifa Fund supports 10 Emirati SMEs at Grains Africa 2025 in Nairobi to showcase agri-tech, food security and sustainable farming solutions, targeting Africa’s $1 trillion agricultural market by 2030.
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FAO urges Asia, Africa to embrace innovation, branding in farming
16-Jul-2025 - 0 Comments.
FAO urges Africa and Asia to embrace innovation and product branding to transform agrifood systems and promote sustainable rural livelihoods.
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AfDB approves $100 mn investment in Arise IIP to boost Africa’s industrial growth
28-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $100 million equity investment in Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP), a prominent developer and operator of industrial zones in Africa
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Afreximbank wins mandate as sole financial advisor for South Africa's $1.7-billion Suiso Project
28-May-2025 - 0 Comments.
African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) Advisory and Capital Markets (ACMA) department has been appointed and mandated as the exclusive financial advisor to raise capital for the US$1.7-billion Suiso Project, a transformative coal-to-fertiliser facility to be developed in Kriel, Mpumalanga Province, in South Africa.
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Farmers embrace stablecoins to beat banking hurdles and go global
21-Apr-2025 - 0 Comments.
Farmers across Africa and other emerging regions are increasingly adopting stablecoins to bypass outdated banking systems, lower transaction costs, and tap into global agricultural markets.
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Novastar Ventures backs the growth of Sistema.bio in Africa
20-Jan-2025 - 0 Comments.
Sistema.bio, a global leader in the delivery of biogas technology, financing, and services for family farmers worldwide, announces Novastar Ventures as its newest investor.
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AfDF invest $99 million for development of rice cultivation value chains in West Africa
27-Nov-2024 - 0 Comments.
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved initial funding of $99.16 million to develop regional rice cultivation value chains as part of the Regional West Africa Rice Development project.
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African Development Bank, Ethiopia launch $94 MN project to boost Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development
13-Jun-2024 - 0 Comments.
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and the government of Ethiopia, in partnership with the Netherlands, fertilizer company OCP-Africa, and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), have launched an ambitious project to transform Ethiopia from a wheat importer to a self-sufficient producer and exporter.
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Arya.ag and Fairgro Africa: A global collaboration shaping the future of farming
25-Nov-2023 - 0 Comments.
As India continues to prioritize sustainable agricultural growth, Arya.ag, India’s largest & only profitable grain commerce platform enters into a strategic partnership with Fairgro Africa Limited, an agricultural company in Kenya.
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Know more about Millet crop in India
20-Oct-2023 - 0 Comments.
Millets are a group of small-seeded grasses that are grown for their edible grain. They are a staple food for millions of people in Asia and Africa, and they are becoming increasingly popular in other parts of the world as well.
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ThriveAgric secures USD 56m in debt funding for business expansion in African market
24-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
ThriveAgric, an Abuja, Nigeria-based agtech company, raised USD 56.4m in debt funding. Investors included local commercial banks and institutional investors. The USAID-funded West Africa Trade and Investment provided USD 1.75m as a co-investment grant.
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AgDevCo secures USD 90m of DFI funding to invest in African agribusinesses
04-Mar-2022 - 0 Comments.
AgDevCo, the specialist investor in early-stage African agribusinesses, recently announced a USD 90m package of new funding from the CDC Group (USD 50m), Norfund (USD 20m) and DFC (USD 20m) which will allow AgDevCo to continue to grow its investment activities in agriculture across Sub-Saharan Africa.
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India chairs BRICS to strengthen agro biodiversity for food and nutrition security
16-Aug-2021 - 0 Comments.
The Ministers of Agriculture of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa deliberated virtually on the theme “BRICS Partnership for Strengthening Agro Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition Security”.
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CropIn announces strategic partnership with Africa based BETA computers
29-May-2021 - 0 Comments.
CropIn announces a strategic partnership with the Nigerian-based IT solution provider, BETA Computers. Latter serve a variety of clients, from small to medium-sized companies to major multinational firms, and helps them achieve long-term, sustainable success for varied sectors of businesses.
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Aeris to bring Tractors-as-a-Service in India & ASEAN Region
10-Oct-2018 - 0 Comments.
In order to bring state of the art technology in agriculture sector, Aeris, a technology leader in the Internet of Things (IoT), announced its partnership with Hello Tractor in Africa to launch Tractors-as-a-Service in India and the ASEAN region.
