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- SundayNews
- October 16, 2024
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World Food Day: How the new Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance will use digital technologies to help farmers in Africa feed the continent
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) and Mastercard are co-chairing a new initiative called Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy (MADE) Alliance Africa, which aims to provide digital access to…
- SundayNews
- October 15, 2024
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Empowering Change: Rural Mozambican Women Lead the Way in Sustainable Beekeeping
In the heart of Mozambique, women are courageously advancing toward sustainability and gender equality goals through innovative sustainable beekeeping initiatives. These practices are transforming lives, preserving the environment, and promoting…
- SundayNews
- October 15, 2024
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Cultivating Change: Advancing Economic Opportunities for Rural Women in Kenya
Christine Krapiwan’s backyard is alive with the clucking of chickens, a testament to her transformation from a struggling farmer to a thriving entrepreneur. “I will never be the same again;…
- SundayNews
- October 14, 2024
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President Boakai to Deliver Keynote Address at World Food Forum in Rome, Italy
President Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr., has traveled on an official visit to Rome, Italy, to address the World Food Forum, which will take place from October 14 to 18, 2024.…
- SundayNews
- October 14, 2024
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Multinational: African Development Bank Group approves $34.8 million in grants to build climate resilience in Malawi and Zimbabwe
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has approved grants of $34,796,402.40 to enhance resilience and adaptation to climate disaster risks for vulnerable communities in Malawi…
- SundayNews
- October 14, 2024
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Nigeria: African Development Bank and partners agree to fast-track implementation of Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones program
The African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) has reached an agreement with participating Nigerian state governments to speed up implementation of a program designed to develop eight new agro-industrial zones in…
- SundayNews
- October 14, 2024
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From Fields to Futures: Women Farmers in Sudan Reap the Benefits of Empowerment
“Now I can send my daughter to university twice a week,” says Hawa Suleiman Youssef, a 50-year-old farmer from El Jana Bara village, west Qalabat locality, about 20 kilometers from Gedaref.…
- SundayNews
- October 12, 2024
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Media Statement: Committee on Agriculture Wraps Its Oversight Visit to Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) With Success in Tshwane
The Portfolio Committee on Agriculture has concluded its week-long oversight visit to Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) and Agricultural Research Council (ARC) with success in Tshwane. Both visits were aimed at…
- SundayNews
- October 11, 2024
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Uganda: Tayebwa calls for increased investment in agricultural sector
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa, has called for increased investment in Uganda’s agricultural sector emphasising that it holds the key to the country's economic transformation. Speaking at the flagging off of…
- SundayNews
- October 11, 2024
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H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat Chairs the Fourth Session of the Egyptian-Romanian Joint Committee for Economic Cooperation & Witnesses the Signing of Documents in the Fields of Investment, Agriculture, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, and Energy
H.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning, Economic Development, and International Cooperation, and Mr. Stefan Radu Oprea, Romanian Minister of Economy, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism, chaired the fourth session of…