On the back of a season of good rainfall, Zimbabwe is expecting a bumper harvest, signaling a recovery of the agricultural sector in 2017 after a knock from the previous year’s El Nino-induced drought....
Date: June 13, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
The World Bank and Ministry of Agriculture Launch the 2017 Enabling the Business of Agriculture report KHARTOUM, May 23, 2017 — The World Bank, in partnership with Sudan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry,...
Date: May 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Bank Board Approved $95 Million WASHINGTON, May 23, 2017— Malawi has an opportunity to boost the quality and quantity of various agricultural products for domestic and export markets using a $95 million...
Date: May 23, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
YAOUNDÉ, May 19, 2017—In a field located on the outskirts of Maroua in the Far North region of Cameroon, Marie Bahane looks pleased as she sees the 22 bags of sorghum she produced from her fields this...
Date: May 19, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KATHMANDU, April 28, 2017 — The World Bank Group, the Ministry of Agriculture Development through its Project for Agriculture Commercialization and Trade (PACT), and implementing partner Practical...
Date: April 28, 2017
Type: Press Release
Language: English
NILI DISTRICT, Daykundi Province – Shrubby trees, boxy mud-brick houses, and bare sheaths of rock dot the stark landscape on the two-hour rocky drive from Daykundi’s provincial capital, Nili, to Chahr...
Date: January 4, 2017
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, December 16, 2016 – The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has today approved two International Development Association (IDA)* credits for Zambia. The first credit of $65.6 million...
Date: December 16, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
China’s poorest province, Guizhou, stands land-locked in the southwest of the country with a population of 40 million. Roughly 40% of residents belong to ethnic minorities and 28% live below the national...
Date: December 9, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
PARIS, December 2, 2016— The World Bank Group pledged $1.3 billion over the next three years to support Madagascar’s development through its national development plan. The announcement was made at the...
Date: December 2, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
ENJIL DISTRICT, Herat Province – The farmer uses a shovel to direct water toward his farm, which is surrounded by farmlands and greenery except for the bare rock of the distant mountains. Nearby, a woman...
Date: November 30, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, November 28, 2016— Mali, specifically the country’s southern region, is among the largest mango producers in West Africa and among the fastest growing mango exporters in the world. In 2015,...
Date: November 28, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
MAHOBONG, November 9, 2016 – Ntofela Pasa, a 30-year-old mother of two, spends her days managing Likhothola Farm, which her family owns with eight other households. Formed in 2012, when she and the...
Date: November 9, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
It is harvesting time in the fertile Ayeyarwady river basin, which means that the majority of able-bodied men and women in this village are busy in the paddy fields. They have to act fast to harvest the...
Date: August 11, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
OUAGADOUGOU, July 21, 2016—Legislators can be powerful partners in monitoring the implementation of development programs. By virtue of their mandate, members of Parliament (MPs) pass laws, debate and review...
Date: July 21, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
KANDAHAR CITY, Kandahar Province – The shepherd’s loud calls keep the flock of sheep together while they pass calmly along a water canal. It is early afternoon and nothing but the loud calls of shepherds...
Date: May 3, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
FREETOWN, March 15, 2016— The Government of Sierra Leone and the World Bank today signed a US$40 million credit agreement to support smallholder commercialization and agribusiness development in Sierra...
Date: March 15, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
WASHINGTON D.C., March 10, 2016 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved $70 million in new financing to support Tanzania’s agriculture sector and strengthen it by linking smallholder...
Date: March 10, 2016
Type: Press Release
Language: English
BAMYAN CITY, Bamyan Province –The noise of the tractor breaks the morning silence in Mullah Ghulam village as farmers harvest wheat at the research farm. There is a sense of satisfaction among the farmers...
Date: March 2, 2016
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
WASHINGTON, November 30, 2015 —The Kingdom of Swaziland got a boost to help improve the environment for private sector development and catalyze new investments thanks to the approval today of a US$25 million...
Date: November 30, 2015
Type: Press Release
Language: English
Fahrije Hoti is beaming over jars of red pepper spread and fresh green pepper in cream cheese in a house-turned-pepper processing plant. “We are the only 100% woman-run and staffed enterprise in...
Date: October 15, 2015
Type: Feature Story
Language: English
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