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Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent is achievable. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania [...]

Byline: Tsegaye TILAHUN Improving the lives of smallholder farmers in Ethiopia requires doubling or tripling the current agricultural capital investment, according to the Policy Study Institute (PSI). Speaking to The [...]

Byline: Simeon S. Wiakanty The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has begun to brainstorm to ensure the promotion of Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) and sustainable food [...]

Regional Commissioner Fatma Mwassa has encouraged young people to invest in the agricultural sector to achieve their economic goals. RC Mwassa said youth should utilise the abundant investment opportunities, including [...]

Luanda -- Insurance companies in the Angolan market need to identify the best mechanisms to develop and disseminate agricultural insurance throughout the country to increase production and strengthen food security, [...]

Byline: Abdulmumin Murtala, Kano The Kano state government has announced it's intention to invest in irrigation farming as a way of empowering farmers to enhance food production in the state [...]

Byline: Washington Tumay Watson ...Agriculturist Tells Government and Partners An agriculturist, David G. Taigbailee wants the Government of Liberia and its developmental partners to invest in practical agriculture. Mr. Taigbailee [...]

Byline: Michel Nkurunziza More than 20 (https://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/200197) business companies from Poland in Rwanda to explore trade and investment opportunities on Monday, on December 5, also expressed interest in the agriculture [...]

Byline: Watipaso Mzungu The Minister of Agriculture Lobin Clarke Lowe says the Malawi Government recognises the need for sustainable agricultural transformation for significant growth of the agriculture sector and that [...]

Three quarters of the world's poor live in rural areas and are largely dependent on farming. Moreover, in developing countries, the livelihood of most people derives from agriculture, especially small-scale [...]

Nume Ekeghe Heifer Nigeria, a global nonprofit institution working towards eradicating poverty and hunger is collaborating with the Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) to link diaspora investments to Nigerian agribusinesses [...]

For someone who is just getting started in building their wealth, the sheer variety of investment opportunities can be intimidating. Should you go with what nearly half of the world [...]

Luanda -- Businesspeople from the public and private sectors of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey have recently expressed their interest in obtaining concessions for large areas of land [...]

Byline: Chris Loka Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has appealed to private sector players to consider capitalizing on the existing opportunities in the agriculture sector and make [...]

Byline: Dailynews Reporter THE government has called on the Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank (TADB) to continue encouraging Tanzanians to invest in agriculture, livestock and fisheries in order to stimulate the [...]

Khartoum -- The Ministry of Agriculture of Sudan, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, and the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), have called for greater [...]

Mozambique -- Namibia is interested in investing in the agricultural sector in Angola, to take advantage of the existing potential in terms of arable land. The intention was expressed Monday [...]

Byline: George Okojie Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said the state's investments in the agriculture sector would run to $10 billion in the next five years. The governor [...]

Byline: Henry Karmo Monrovia -- Dr. Stella Jefferies is a Liberian who works as a healthcare provider in the United States. She is also the CEO of Lib Investments Group, [...]

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has invested over N$61 million in Green Crisp Farming - a company producing greens such as lettuce, cucumbers and peppers called Green Crisp Farming. [...]

Byline: Oge Udegbunam The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, in 1945, began celebrating the World Food Day on October 16. As the world celebrates World Food Day [...]

The Government of Liberia has identified the agriculture sector as an area of prospects for job creation in the country.Liberia's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Samuel Tweah says the [...]

Nigerian entrepreneur Fajemi Gognaje, 35 years old, started a new business in 2016, selling agricultural inputs like seed and fertilizer. Photo by Michael Stulman/Catholic Relief Services Under a new contract [...]

THE government has reiterated its commitment to investing in irrigation farming to increase crop y ield and create food security in the country , thanks to sup p ort from [...]

Ambulah Mamey, a Liberian student concentrating in Agricultural Development and Environment in the Development Management Program at American University, Washington D.C, has won the 2018/2019 Kirchner Food Fellowship; the world's [...]

To boost agricultural production and productivity in the Sudan, the Bank approved US $42 million in concessional grants from the African Development Fund to support the National Agriculture Investment Plan. [...]

Dundo -- Several Brazilian and Maroccan investors will invest in the agricultural sector of the eastern Lunda Norte province, due to the arable conditions it has for cultivation. The information [...]

Byline: Ismail Adebayo Birnin Kebbi, Feb 28, 2018 (Daily Trust/All Africa Global Media) -- The Permanent Secretary of the Kebbi State Ministry of Agriculture, Alhaji Muhammed Lawal Shehu, has said [...]

Nov 23, 2017 (African Development Bank/All Africa Global Media) -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) today approved US$10 million equity investment in Phatisa Food [...]

Byline: Madi S. Njie May 22, 2017 (The Daily Observer/All Africa Global Media) -- Omar Jallow, alias O.J., and The Gambia's Agriculture minister has called on the Turkey's government and [...]

Byline: Calvin Brooks May 09, 2017 (Liberia News Agency/All Africa Global Media) -- President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has said the Liberian Government is seeking investors interested in the agriculture sector [...]

Byline: Victoria Ruzvidzo Durban, May 04, 2017 (The Herald/All Africa Global Media) -- AFRICAN governments should invest in agriculture, giving particular attention to the small scale farmers on whom the [...]

Byline: George Sembony Nov 24, 2016 (Tanzania Daily News/All Africa Global Media) -- Tough times never last, but tough people do. When Katani Limited, the Tanga-based company that made sisal [...]

Oct 07, 2016 (Liberian Observer/All Africa Global Media) -- In his Address to a group of Broadcast Journalism graduates last weekend, this newspaper's publisher observed that Liberia, despite our vast [...]

Byline: Kingsley Alu Aug 29, 2016 (Leadership/All Africa Global Media) -- Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, has described the programmes and policies of his administration as geared towards making Kogi, [...]

Aug 17, 2016 (Kenya Presidency/All Africa Global Media) -- The Jubilee Government's heavy investment in agriculture is now bearing fruit, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Willy Bett said earlier today. Speaking this [...]

Aug 04, 2016 (African Development Bank/All Africa Global Media) -- The African Development Bank has approved a USD 9 million equity investment (approximately 12% of the fund's capitalisation) in the [...]

Panguila, May 30, 2016 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The chairman of the Angolan Industrial Association (AIA), Jose Severino, invited on Sunday in Panguila, Dande municipality, [...]

Byline: Obinna Chima May 18, 2016 (This Day/All Africa Global Media) -- Africa's agriculture sector is at an inflection point and could grow significantly in the coming years with the [...]

Malanje, May 18, 2016 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media) -- The sectors of Agriculture and Mines are seen as priorities in investment intentions of Malian entrepreneurs in the Angolan [...]

May 16, 2016 (Inkatha Freedom Party/All Africa Global Media) -- The Inkatha Freedom Party in KwaZulu-Natal calls for a significant increase in responsible investments in agriculture to eradicate hunger and [...]

Khartoum, Apr 19, 2016 (Sudan News Agency/All Africa Global Media) -- The Minister of Investment Mudathir Abdal-Ghani stressed, in a meeting with Sennar State's Wali Al-Daw Al-Mahi Monday, importance of [...]

Lubango, Jan 29, 2016 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media) -- The governor of southern Huila province Joao Marcelino Tyipinge Thursday said that he wanted the Chinese investments in Angola […]

Byline: Philip T. Singbah Jan 26, 2016 (Liberia News Agency/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- AfricaRice Liberia Country Representative, Dr. Inoussa Akintayo, is calling on African countries to invest [...]

Matala, Jan 20, 2016 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media) -- The administrator of the locality of Capelongo, municipalty of Matala, southern Huila, Fernando Silva, Tuesday in Matala defended more [...]

Dec 11, 2015 (The Ethiopian Herald/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- An Israeli investment delegation, which has finalized feasibility studies in the agricultural sector, said it is ready to [...]

Byline: Julius Bizimungu Nov 17, 2015 (The New Times/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Agriculture is the main economic activity for the majority of the developing world, especially Africa. [...]

Lobito, Oct 06, 2015 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- The ambassador of the United Kingdom to Angola, John Dennis, expressed Monday the interest of British businessmen [...]

Lusaka, Jul 20, 2015 (Forum on China-Africa Cooperation/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Zambia's Agriculture Minister Given Lubinda has urged Chinese investors to tap into the potential of agricultural [...]