climate change
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Cooperatives & Communities
AfDB supports small livestock farmers in Zambia to adapt to climate change
LUSAKA, November 17, 2023– The Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, implemented by the African Development Bank [AfDB] in Zambia between 2017 and 2022, has helped to equip small livestock farmers to adapt…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Amuru farmers to plant over a million trees
AMURU, October 26, 2023 – Farmers in Amuru district under the umbrella of Kilak Farmers Cooperative Society have entered into a partnership with Kijani Forestry to plant trees in the district. Kijani…
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Northern
BoU injects Shs 800bln in agriculture
LIRA, October 21, 2023 – The Bank of Uganda [ BoU ] has so far disbursed Shs 800 billion to farmers in the country under the Agricultural Credit Facility [ACF] introduced by…
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Africa
AfDB and KEITI ink deal to deploy environmental and climate-resilient technologies in Africa
BUSAN, September 21, 2023 – The African Development Bank [AfDB] and the Korea Environmental Industry and Technology Institute [ KEITI ] have signed a joint technical assistance agreement to enable the scale-up…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Lira soybean farmers ask for enhanced seeds
LIRA, September 20, 2023 – Farmers under Nyekorac Community Farmers’ Cooperative Limited have asked the Soybean developers to produce improved seeds that can withstand climate change, saying this would save them from…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Training is the key to a better future for West African cocoa farmers, says new report
ACCRA, September 19, 2023 – Fairtrade cocoa farmers in West Africa are training themselves and their colleagues in record numbers as they seek to overcome significant post-pandemic challenges, according to new data…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Form Cooperatives to avoid exploitation, Kenyan envoy advises Lira farmers
LIRA, September 18, 2023 – Farmers in Lira district have been advised to form cooperatives so that they can have strong bargaining power when negotiating prices for their produce. The advice was…
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Agriculture
AfDB unveils new initiative to cushion farmers from climate change effects
NAIROBI, September 8, 2023 – The African Development Bank has unveiled the Africa Climate Risk Insurance Facility for Adaptation [ACRIFA]. The initiative is aimed at insulating countries against catastrophic weather-related events. The…
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International
Saving the environment: Polish coop adopts two beehives, home to 50,000 bees
WARSAW – Nautiqus SP. Z.O.O., a Coop member in Gdynia, Poland, has adopted two beehives which are home to nearly 50,000 bees. Nautiqus has a long-standing policy of socially responsible business and…
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