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Fidelity Bank makes strategic commitment to support agriculture

... — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 08:13:56 +0000

Nana Esi Idun-Arkhurst, Divisional Director, Retail and Business Banking at Fidelity Bank, says 10 per cent of the Bank’s loan portfolio is “actively dedicated” to the support of the agricultural sector. She emphasised the strategic commitment of Fidelity Bank’s support to both agriculture, and the promotion of the overall growth of agribusiness. The Bank, she […]

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Agricultural and Rural Finance (FAR) training course

... — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 19:54:39 +0000

Open from 26 January to 10 February 2023 The Agricultural and Rural Finance (FAR, derived from the French name Finance agricole et rurale) training programme is organised by ADA, the Luxembourgish Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO). It targets professionals working in the financial sector […]

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Development patterns are changing due to climate change – EPA

... — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 20:27:59 +0000

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has started the process of collection of data in 10 district assemblies that will feed into the designing of the country’s National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). The NAPs are an important tool that provides strategic and programmatic national approaches toward addressing climate change impacts. The NAPs would also form part of […]

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Stakeholders discuss challenges and opportunities around transforming agrifood systems in Africa

... — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:30:21 +0000

“Doing good is good business” – that was one of the main messages from Dangote Flour Mills’ Thabo Mabe in his keynote address at the 2nd African Agribusiness Leadership Dialogue (AALD) held to inform deliberations at the upcoming 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32). Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United […]

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A quarter of Africa’s GDP is dependent on nature and it must be managed responsibly

... — Sat, 12 Mar 2022 18:33:49 +0000

We are all asset managers,” writes Professor Partha Dasgupta in his seminal study on the economics of biodiversity. “Whether as farmers or fishers, foresters or miners, households or companies, governments or communities,” we all influence the store of value held in our most precious asset — the natural world around us. We depend on nature […]

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