Food Business Africa published an article stating that the Government of New Zealand has joined in as the new partner of Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA), with its multi-year commitment of NZD 6.8 million (US$4.8m) to support smallholder farmers across Africa. The European Commission has provided EUR 1 million (US$1.2m) to IFPRI to support the Ministry of Agriculture in Rwanda enhance skills in analysis of public investment priorities and policy options for the Covid-19 recovery period.