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New IFAD Country Director to lead US$ 200 million drive to boost rural development in Cameroon

The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has appointed Eric Rwabidadi, as the new Country Director in Cameroon to reinforce its efforts to ...
By Baobab AfricaSeptember 25, 20250
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New $282 million program targets climate and environment action through agriculture and food systems

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today launched a new program, ...
By Baobab AfricaDecember 15, 20240
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ECOWAS Bank grants €20M credit line to BCI Guinée to boost SME growth and agric development

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has taken a significant step to bolster economic growth in Guinea by providing a €20 ...
By Baobab AfricaOctober 21, 20240
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Bill Gates engages youth voices in nutri-vision dialogue to combat malnutrition through African solutions

Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, this week in Abuja, engaged in a dialogue with young leaders, nutrition experts, ...
By Baobab AfricaSeptember 5, 20240
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Remittances and diaspora investments are vital to boost agriculture and rural development – IFAD

“Making the most of remittances and diaspora investments can, paradoxically, curb the need for more to migrate. These flows are great contributors to ...
By Baobab AfricaJune 14, 20230
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Adapt or starve: COP27 spotlights agriculture challenges and solutions in the face of climate change

Small-scale farmers from developing countries produce one-third of the world’s food, yet they only receive 1.7 per cent of climate finance even as ...
By Baobab AfricaNovember 14, 20220
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How to pull Nigeria from the brink

By Atiku Abubakar On Monday, April 27, 2020, British oil and gas giant, BP, became the latest in a growing number of energy ...
By Baobab AfricaMay 1, 20200
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Rwanda, IFAD partner to reduce poverty in drought-prone areas

About 7,167 poor and food insecure rural households in Rwanda will benefit from a new US$24.7 million project that aims to improve food ...
By Baobab AfricaJune 24, 20190
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Could the future of food in the world depend on what Africa does with agriculture?

With over 800 million people worldwide suffering from hunger and more than two billion affected by malnutrition, food insecurity remains a real threat ...
By Baobab AfricaSeptember 3, 20180
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AfDB President Adesina calls for emerging agriculture technologies to optimize farmers' output

The President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has made an urgent call to give farmers across the continent new ...
By Baobab AfricaAugust 10, 20180
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Long term sustainability farming in Nigeria through value chain ownership – The Dreamfield model

By Roland Omoresemi, CEO,  Dreamfield Farms Limited Nigeria’s agriculture sector is a fundamental part of its overall economic outlook and account for 24.4% ...
By Baobab AfricaJanuary 16, 20180

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