Microsoft, through its 4Afrika initiative, and IFC have partnered to make digital tools and training resources more accessible to small-scale farmers, and agriculture-linked small businesses. The partnership will leverage Microsoft 4Afrika's unique digital platforms and IFC's Agribusiness Leadership Program to help small-scale farmers, their cooperatives, and "last mile retailers" access ...
Women and e-commerce in Africa, a research done by Digital2Equal, an IFC-led initiative conducted in partnership with the European Commission has revealed that Africa’s e-commerce market could grow by more than $14.5 billion between 2025-2030. According to the report, this can be achieved by increasing the number of women selling on online ...
Rwandan farmers' cooperatives will now access the financing and training they need to expand food production as the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the private sector window of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program are set to invest $9.2 million in a program with KCB Bank for ...
Nigeria has a low rate of financial inclusion, with only 43% of the adult population having access to formal financial services. In 2010, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued licenses for mobile money operators but adoption and usage has not increased due to high costs, poor agent network management and ...
