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African Development Bank mulls $500 million facility to mobilize financing for smallholder farmers

Climate Newsroom3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a $500 million facility designed to unlock $10 billion in financing for smallholder farmers and small agribusiness enterprises across Africa. Speaking at the High-Level Conference on Scaling Finance for Smallholder Farmers in Nairobi, Adesina revealed that Bank management is currently consulting with…

Zimbabwe fish growers break new ground, revolutionizing aquaculture with game-changing catfish farming

Climate Newsroom3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

In his sprawling farm in Gletywn , Moses Tawanda Hakutangwi, Director of Zimbabwe Catfish Growers is quietly revolutionizing the country’s aquaculture landscape. From the outside, it could be growing anything in its rows upon rows of ponds. Inside, however, blue plastic crates and circle shaped ponds tell a different story- a thriving ecosystem of catfish,…