Agriculture in the African continent has increasingly come under severe strain due to increased population, changing access to resources and evolving markets, climate change, and the global COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. But in the State of Eritrea, farmers, most of them women, have been able to produce adequate food for the local consumer markets, thanks to

The Federation of National Association of Women in Business, Zimbabwe Chapter has reached a new milestone with the launch of a micro-finance institution to support women economic empowerment. The institution, known as Empowered Woman Excel SAACO Bank, which was launched last month targets women in various sectors including agribusiness, teaching, mining, handicrafts and textiles, transportation,

The COMESA National Federation of National Associations of Women in Business (FEMCOM) Chapter in DR Congo has embarked on a $2,300,000 project to support women in business. Among the businesses earmarked include production and marketing of local fresh foods and smoked foods, fruits and vegetables. Others are value-added agricultural products and those involved in the

The Federation of National Associations of Women in Business in Eastern and Southern Africa (FEMCOM) is seeking technical and financial proposals from qualified individuals, organizations and/or firms to develop a Feasibility Study for a Pre-Construction work for FEMCOM Headquarters Business Complex. FEMCOM seeks an individual, organization or firm to provide consultancy services in development the