Investments & Funding

SENEGAL – Authorities in Senegal are making haste to maintain the country’s reputation in horticulture exports with the implementation of a 1.2 billion CFA francs…

SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia, a major exporter of fruits and vegetables in the Gulf, through its Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) has…

KENYA – Mitchell Cotts, a Kenyan-based logistic firm,  has officially unveiled the country’s first organized vacuum cooling service that could push up fresh produce exports.…

RWANDA – Overarching Rwanda’s Horticulture industry vision of helping diversify its economy by tapping the industry’s potential and to help create wealth in rural areas,…

SOUTH AFRICA – Cherry Time, a South Africa- based Agro-company, has positioned itself very well for the coming cherries harvesting season with an investment in…

SERBIA – The European Bank of Reconstruction and Development EBRD has funded Master Food, a western Serbia-based company that purchases, processes, and packages organic and…

SOUTH AFRICA – United Exports, a leading producer and exporter of blueberries in South Africa, has received €14 million (US$13.9m) loan financing from World Bank’s…

USA- Indoor-farming company Gotham Greens has raised more than US$310 million from investors to fund an ambitious expansion plan across the United States. The funds,…

RWANDA – Garden Fresh, a Rwandan company specialising in export of fresh produce, has opened the country’s first privately owned packhouse located at the Prime…

TANZANIA – The government of Tanzania seeks to channel Tsh 3 billion (US$1.29m) in the construction of two avocado processing plants to curb post-harvest loss…