Cocoa turns to coffee sector for answers to demand questions

Cocoa

Can the cocoa industry learn a trick or two from its rival in hot beverages, coffee?

Uttar Pradesh to limit drop in Indian sugar production

sugar production

Indian sugar production will decline – but not by as much as some other commentators believe, US officials said, noting a rise in cane plantings in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh.

ECOWAS to address clashes between herdsmen, farmers

herdsmen

The commission has deemed the increased number of clashes between farmers and cattle breeders a security concern

Governor gives N247m to 100 trained farmers

Governor Ben Ayade

The coordinator disclosed that the government had approved N85 million to train another set of 600 people in Songhai farm.

Partnership to support scaling up of nutrition in Cote d’Ivoire

Partnership to support scaling up of nutrition in Cote d’Ivoire

“Nutrition is not just a health and social development issue; nutrition is an investment that shapes economic growth for all African nations” – President Akinwumi Adesina in Lusaka, Zambia.

Sudan Executive Director undertakes familiarization mission

African Development Bank’s Executive Director (ED) for Sudan

On Friday, September 23, 2016, the African Development Bank’s Executive Director (ED) for Sudan, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, concluded a three-day familiarization mission to Sudan. ED Oku-Afari represents a constituency of five countries at the Bank, comprising Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Gambia. This mission sought to acquaint him with firsthand knowledge of developments in Sudan as well as the state of the Bank’s development operations in the country.

African Export Import Bank : Afreximbank Board Members visit Dangote’s Lagos refinery, fertilizer plants

Afreximbank

Members of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), led by Bank President Dr. Benedict Oramah, today toured the petroleum refinery and fertilizer plant under construction by Dangote Industries Limited in the Lekki Free Trade Zone of Lagos, Nigeria.

From farmer to chef: Developing the African cuisine value chain- by Emanuela Gregorio

African cuisine value chain

New innovations in the food industry, one of the world’s oldest and largest industries, are creating attractive opportunities on the African continent. With unusual blends of spices and bold flavors, ingredients and techniques from African regions have emerged as the new gastronomic trend in kitchens around the world.

Will white farmers in Zambia feed Zimbabwe?

drought

The El Niño drought has hit southern Africa hard. Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and seven provinces in South Africa have announced emergencies.

Focus on the agricultural value chain and food security of Indénié-Djuablin in Côte d’Ivoire

Friday, September 18, 2015 will be remembered as a landmark date in Côte d’Ivoire for the state visit paid by the Ivorian President and a truly special Council of Ministers held in Abengourou (in Indénié-Djuablin region, in the centre-east of the country). What’s more, the meeting approved a progress report on implementation of the project to support agricultural infrastructure in the Indénié-Djuablin region (PAIA-ID).