IPO-Eastern Africa Network

Where Creative Minds Congregate for Community Development!

Beth Dunford calls on African and global leaders, as well as development organizations, to join the African Development Bank (AfDB)'s call for increased investments in agricultural technologies that boost Africa's food production and food security in the face of climate change.

Time to Invest in Africa’s Agriculture

October 17, 2021

By Beth Dunford Published October 17, 2021 Though more than six out of every 10 people in Sub-Saharan Africa work in the continent’s agriculture sector, the pace of the continent’s agricultural growth is not keeping up with Africa’s population growth and around 246 million Africans go to bed hungry every night. On this World Food…

Mawira Chitima, IFAD Representative and Country Director for Ethiopia

Ethiopia Receives Funding to Safeguard Jobs and Livelihoods

May 27, 2021

By IFAD Published May 27, 2021 Ethiopia is set to receive EUR26.5 million worth of liquidity and debt relief to rural financial institutions to protect jobs and safeguard livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the European Union (EU) who are providing the funds say Ethiopia’s agriculture sector and…