Investments & Funding

Kerry Group opens taste manufacturing facility in Rwanda

RWANDA - Irish ingredients giant Kerry Group has inaugurated its first taste manufacturing facility in Rwanda, a move in expanding…

6 days ago

Three Nigerian startups secure US$628,000 to advance circularity under TRANSFORM West Africa Initiative

NIGERIA - Three Nigerian enterprises have secured grant funding under the TRANSFORM West Africa programme—an impact accelerator backed by Unilever,…

7 days ago

FAO launches US$200M land restoration initiative for cocoa, oil palm cultivation in Nigeria

NIGERIA - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has announced plans to restore 18,000 hectares of degraded land in Cross…

2 weeks ago

West Africa secures US$11.78M grant to boost rice production, reduce import dependency

WEST AFRICA - The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission have formalized…

3 weeks ago

Opportunik Global Fund launches US$1M Private Credit initiative at Nigeria Food Summit 2025

NIGERIA - Opportunik Global Fund has introduced a US$1 million Private Credit Fund aimed at supporting chefs and food entrepreneurs…

3 weeks ago

AfDB unveils US$500M facility to unlock US$10B for African agriculture

AFRICA - The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a US$500 million facility designed to unlock US$10 billion in financing…

3 weeks ago

Kenya Breweries Limited invests in Upper Tana Water conservation to bolster Nairobi’s water security

KENYA - Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL) has committed KES 54 million (US$413,000) to a water conservation initiative in collaboration with…

3 weeks ago

Senegal expands cold storage infrastructure to tackle post-harvest losses

SENEGAL - Senegal has taken a step toward strengthening its agricultural supply chain with the inauguration of a 15,000-tonne cold…

4 weeks ago

Ethiopia invests US$2M in strawberry, saffron farming

ETHIOPIA - Ethiopia’s agricultural sector is set for expansion as African Farming Industries commits US$2 million to cultivating strawberries and…

4 weeks ago

ANSAF allocates US$350,000 to boost cashew processing in Tanzania

TANZANIA - The Agricultural Non-State Actors Forum (ANSAF) has allocated US$350,000 (TSh 923.45M) to support 1,000 smallholder farmers engaged in…

4 weeks ago