West Africa
Comprehensive, insightful and in-depth articles and news on agriculture, and developments from around West Africa.
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Nigeria to establish Africa’s largest ginger processing hub
Nigeria is moving to establish a large-scale ginger production and processing hub in Kachia, a local government area in Kaduna…
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AfDB awards US$16.6 million grant to IITA to scale agricultural technologies in Africa
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed a US$16.61 million grant…
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New poultry hatchery opens in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
A new poultry hatchery valued at about US$1.2 million has started operations in Tolotama in the Bobo-Dioulasso district. This is…
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FMN partners with French Government for 2026 PIAS
As part of its unwavering commitment to fostering valuable partnerships that will strengthen market penetration for Nigerian-made products, FMN once…
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Ghana to drive industrialisation with 60% local processing of tree crops
President John Dramani Mahama has announced plans to process at least 60% of Ghana’s major tree crops locally each year…
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Togo to update databases for five major crop value chains
Togo’s agricultural authorities have launched an initiative to update databases for five major crop value chains: pineapple, mango, corn, soybean…
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Nigeria gets AfDB approval of US$200 million to boost agricultural production and reduce food imports
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a US$200 million loan to finance the scale…
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Releaf Earth pioneers new era for Africa in the global climate economy with Nigeria’s first industrial-scale carbon removal credits
Releaf Earth, a leading climate and agriculture technology company, has announced the successful issuance of Nigeria’s first industrial-scale carbon removal…
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