News from FARA

Engaging the Private Sector: Key to Realizing Africa’s Soil and Fertilizer Ambitions

Submitted by gquansah on Thu, 30/01/2025 - 03:36

Kampala, Uganda – January 10, 2025: During a high-profile side event organized by AUDA-NEPAD and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) at the extraordinary presidential summit for CAADP-3.0, experts underscored the critical role of the private sector in achieving the aspirations of the Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) and the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (AFSH-AP).

FARA and PAFO Forge Alliance to Drive Farmer-Centric Agricultural Transformation in Africa

Submitted by gquansah on Thu, 30/01/2025 - 03:36

Kampala, Uganda – January 10, 2025: In a significant move to advance African agriculture, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and the Pan-African Farmers Organization (PAFO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the CAADP-3.0 Summit in Kampala. This partnership aims to address key issues in agricultural development, emphasizing the central role of farmers in transforming the continent’s food systems.

Afreximbank, AfCFTA, WFP sign $2bn MoU to boost agriculture

Submitted by gquansah on Tue, 28/01/2025 - 17:05

Favour Okpale  Abuja, Nigeria – November 5, 2024:

In a move to strengthen Africa’s agricultural sector, Afreximbank, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, and the World Food Programme (WFP) have signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support African farmers, agro-processors, and commodity traders with a minimum of $2 billion in financing by 2025.

The China-Africa Agricultural Research and Development Cooperation Receives a Boost with the launch of CAASTIA

Submitted by gquansah on Tue, 28/01/2025 - 17:05

By Wole Fatunbi

The President of China, Xi Jinping, once said, “If the world enjoys reasonable development, then the two big populations in the world must experience development.” This is true for China, which has succeeded in reducing poverty to the barest minimum, and ensuring industrial and infrastructural development over the last 40 years. Africa, on the other hand, seems to be struggling with its growth, trying to craft a pathway out of poverty, lack of infrastructure, youth unemployment, leadership crises, and social and political upheavals.

AfDB grants loan of over €24 million to improve fisheries and aquaculture sectors

Submitted by gquansah on Tue, 28/01/2025 - 17:05

Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – November 7, 2024: The fisheries and aquaculture sector in Côte d’Ivoire is set to benefit from substantial financial backing from the African Development Bank over the period 2025-2029.

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of €24.63 million to Côte d’Ivoire to boost the development of fisheries and aquaculture value chains. This funding will enable the country, which has been undergoing rapid growth, to increase the sector’s contribution to the blue economy, both nationally and locally.

Adesina and Banga lead the charge to end hunger in Africa at 2024 Borlaug Dialogue

Submitted by gquansah on Tue, 28/01/2025 - 17:05

Des Moines, Iowa, October 30, 2024.

The president of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and his counterpart at The World Bank Bank Ajay Banga, stressed the need for more global action against hunger, a goal slipping further away due to the combined effects of conflict, economic challenges and climate change.

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