Donors Forge Partnership To Improve Business Sector in Africa

By // 29 September 2009

The U.S. Agency for International Development, the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and General Mills have entered a partnership to

in Africa. The partnership is expected to mobilize USD21 million for more than 200 small and medium-sized food processors and mills and 1.6 million farmers in 15 sub-Saharan African countries.

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      As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.

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