AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoSoil Health Push: Private-sector players at the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali urged faster action on Africa’s soil health crisis, warning that about 60% of cropland is degraded and calling for better fertiliser use, access to mineral and organic inputs, and reforms to subsidy payment delays. Rwanda Farm Finance: IFAD and the Bank of Kigali signed a $12m financing deal (with co-financing) to expand credit for farmers’ organisations and smallholders, targeting maize, rice, cassava, dairy and horticulture for tens of thousands of farmers. Nigeria Tech to Market: NASENI says it is moving to commercialise locally developed technologies, including solar irrigation and clean-mobility solutions, aiming to turn prototypes into factories and jobs. El Niño Preparedness: Malawi set out a national El Niño preparedness plan covering agriculture, food security, water, health, logistics and early-warning systems to protect livelihoods. Investor Confidence for Food Systems: NADF urged Africa to unlock food-systems investment by restoring investor confidence through credible institutions, dependable data and predictable markets. Livestock Support: Cebu’s hog sector looks to recover with the distribution of 400 premium-bred gilts to farmers amid ASF pressure and low prices. Agriculture Finance Leadership: Heifer International highlighted the Sahel’s underinvestment despite its real agricultural and pastoral market potential.
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