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AfDB approves US $20 million for Meridian’s soft commodity value chain operations in Southern Africa

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, January 20, 2017 – The African Development Bank has approved US $20 million to finance Meridian’s soft commodity value chain operations in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. This Soft Commodity Finance Facility is designed to provide pre- and post-shipment finance along various stages of Meridian’s soft commodity value chain operations in the three …

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

CLIMATE CHANGE AND AGRICULTURE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: New book helps region understand what might be in store and what to do about it September 3, 2013, Maseru, Lesotho—The southern region of Africa could be the hardest hit by rising temperatures from climate change, leaving many to wonder what this means for agriculture. Will some areas become …