Agriculture
Finance and Policy
USAID West Africa Trade Hub encourages growth in strategic sectors
Request for Expressions of Interest in private sector grants of between $100,000 and $500,000 in Cabo Verde co-investment programme is underway. Deadline for submission is 31 March 2021.
Renewable energy
4 motivating factors to nourish your business plan in 2021
Four stories concerning the influence of how addressing food security also lend itself to increasing energy access and stimulating economies.
Renewable energy
Partnership cultivated to deliver solar-powered farming in Togo
Supplied by solar irrigation provider SunCulture, the Bboxx EDF Togo initiative will be deploying water pumps and arranging financing for customers.
Finance and Policy
Safeguarding food security key to Africa’s economic recovery
Food security, agriculture and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) are crucial to the continent’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery, according to the African Development Bank.
Solar
Mali: New solar plant just the beginning
A 50MW solar plant west of Bamako, Mali is now the largest operational plant in West Africa.
Renewable energy
Egyptian farmers to access finance for solar irrigation pumps
The IFC has partnered with the Agricultural Bank of Egypt to help Egyptian farmers’ access financing to purchase solar irrigation systems.
Finance and Policy
Equipping women farmers in Africa for long-term success
Despite complications created by COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, UN Women and Standard Bank are equipping women farmers in Africa with skills and resources to grow their businesses for long term success.
Research and Development
How planting trees can reduce poverty and slow climate change
In combat of global warming effects, governments are embracing reforestation initiatives where a simple initiative is planting trees such as in Morocco.
Finance and Policy
Green funding to address climate resilience in Sudan
The Green Climate Fund has approved $25.6million to fund a climate resilience project in Sudan, designed to promote agriculture, health and food and water security.
Business and markets
Ed’s note: Less aid, more trade clears the way to boost...
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement brings hope for future generations of entrepreneurs across all sectors.
