Value chain finance/Zambia – Zanaco, John Deere and ZNFU launch asset finance scheme Zanaco bank in partnership with John Deere Financial and the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) launched an agriculture asset finance scheme. Off... 14/09/2015
Dairy value chain/Kenya – Milk preserving technology to boost farmers’ revenue A new milk preserving technology that preserves up to a month has helped over 3,000 dairy farmers cut losses they experienced in milk going bad whi... 14/09/2015
Dairy value chain/Kenya - Farmers contracted by Brookside set to benefit from loans deal A local milk processing firm has entered into partnership with financial institutions to give credit to dairy farmers. Brookside Dairy has reached... 30/08/2015
Grain value chain/Ghana - Bank of Ghana supports warehouse receipt system The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has initiated action towards the introduction of Warehouse Receipt System finance during an international seminar on Commo... 05/08/2015
Grain value chain/Kenya - Grain farmers to get asset financing at 9% In Kenya, Transnational Bank has partnered with BrazAgro, a farm machinery dealer, to issue grain farmers with funds to purchase storage facilitie... 05/08/2015
Value chain Finance/Tanzania - Farmers benefit from financial training through M-Pawa About 20,000 grain farmers in Tanzania have benefited from financial training as part of the Connected Farmer Alliance, a USAID funded partnership... 19/05/2015
Rice value chain/ Ghana – Japan supports Ghana rice sector with machines Agriculture machines worth $ 2.5 million were issued by the Japanese government under grant assistance. The support included 11 rice reapers, 6 ri... 14/05/2015
Policy reforms key to encourage African women take up agribusiness African governments should accelerate policy reforms and invest in transport and storage infrastructure to encourage women’s participation in agri... 11/05/2015
Grain value chain/Kenya - Finance for smallholder farmers In Kenya, Chase Bank has launched a loan product targeting small scale farmers producing cereal, in partnership with John Deere a US based multinat... 17/03/2015
Grain value chain/Rwanda - Solar dryers to improve grain quality Adoption of these new productivity-enhancing and post harvest solutions could trigger an agricultural transformation and facilitate the participati... 17/03/2015