2020 National Farmers’ Day Launched
September 29, 2020
Government to accelerate commercial farming
March 18, 2021
Market accessibility for women in agriculture unveiled.
March 18, 2021
It’s early in the morning and Asfo Wass wakes up with much energy, eager to care for his chickens. He...
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Read moreAfrican Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina has been announced as a champion of Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative....
Read moreThe Government of Liberia through the Ministry of Agriculture on Saturday, January 9, 2021 distributed farming inputs to smallholder farmers...
Read moreAs the country ushers into New Year 2021 more than 100,600 smallholder farmers in the country will be receiving grain...
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Read moreThis story was originally published in April 2019 by Farm radio international. In eastern Burundi, nurseries of forest tree species...
Read moreAt a time when hunger and poverty are increasing due to conflict, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, some of...
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Read moreThe Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it will put in place stricter measures to reduce the spate of...
Read moreA recent study carried out under the IITA-CARE project, covering six southern departments in the Benin Republic reveals the agriculture...
Read moreKolda is an agro-pastoral zone in southern Senegal with good rainfall. Here, one farming activity supports another. For example, cattle...
Read moreWématou Ougue farms in Tiébélé, a village in south-central Burkina Faso more than 150 kilometres from the capital, Ouagadougou. Mr....
Read moreBobo Dioulasso is a farming city in Burkina Faso. After cotton, cereals are the second largest agricultural product in terms...
Read moreIt’s around eight o’clock in the morning and Bello Iliyasu is already riding a motorcycle—not by choice, but because there...
Read moreRamatoulaye Badji is a farmer and vendor in the Thies region, 70 kilometres east of Dakar, Senegal. In the afternoons,...
Read moreDr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of Science and Technology says the Federal government of Nigeria is working on plans to mechanise...
Read moreChina appears to be launching a significant expansion of its distant water fishing fleet around the world and most notably...
Read moreThe farming season is underway in much of West Africa and farmers are feeling the impacts of COVID-19 in new...
Read moreToxic chemicals are being used by food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the look of meat and fish, scientists...
Read moreIn Nigeria’s Kano state, some tomato farmers slice and dry fresh tomatoes in the sun to avoid losing so many...
Read moreMrs Ida Maganga is a farmer who grows potatoes and tomatoes in Dedza district, Malawi. The 35-year-old mother of is...
Read moreOne of the major challenge facing rural farmers has to do with storage of their produce. Without the proper and...
Read moreMr. Geoffrey Komakech is a poultry farmer in Uganda’s Gulu district who has taken up construction work for extra income....
Read moreSource: Farm Radio International About 500 students at Dano C primary school in the province of Ioba, in the...
Read moreStaggering technique in tomato farming yields positive results in central Nigeria as farmers share their success stories. Mr. Jibril...
Read moreSource: Farm radio International The use of the traditional baskets (The woven raffia baskets made from palm leaves and branches)...
Read moreUgandan farmer and mother of 14, Josephine Nalwadda, recently learned new methods that are helping this experienced farmer save more....
Read moreFarming and learning in groups seem to be the best way to increased knowledge and income among small holder farmers...
Read moreThe Federal Government and the African Development Bank AfDB have commenced the setting up of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs)...
Read moreThe market research company, Ecovia Intelligence, estimates the global organic market continues to grow worldwide and has passed the 100...
Read moreThe latest global data on organic farming worldwide indicates that the global organic area continues to grow and as at...
Read moreA Kenyan sugar cane farmer, Mr. Joseph Onsinyo noted that adding value to his produce has earn him more revenue...
Read moreAccording to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Plant pests and diseases destroy up to 40% of food crops every...
Read moreThe Governor of Uttarakhand has approved the Organic Agriculture Act (2019). With this act, Uttarakhand has now become the first...
Read moreThe Okole Women Development Initiative in Uganda has received a grant from the government’s Skills Development Facility and is currently...
Read moreUAE residents will soon be able to buy fresher produce after plans were unveiled to grow a tonne of tomatoes...
Read moreJean Paul Sebarera had given up on growing cassava after brown streak disease, known locally as kabore, devastated plantations in...
Read morePeter Kakanji is brushing his teeth, using bristles of a stick as a toothbrush. He looks to the sky for signs of imminent rainfall because he heard last night on...
Read moreThis work was carried out with the aid of a grant from The Deutsche Gesellscaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit GjbH (GIZ)...
Read moreFarmers in one of Columbia’s most vulnerable community have undergone training to be able to yield results in crop production...
Read moreIbrahima Ly is a big rice producer in northern Senegal, growing irrigated rice in the Senegal River Valley. But Mr....
Read moreIt’s a bright Wednesday morning and Phillip Msakwiza is busy supervising construction work for his new house. He is using...
Read moreOlga Dicko is a teacher in Kalo, in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, 40 kilometres from Dori. Here, she...
Read moreJosiah Mwangi’s farm is full of mango trees. Looking at it from a distance, the trees appear to form a...
Read moreOver a 12-year period, as rainfall became increasingly erratic, farmer Shemsu Hussein moved from rain-fed agriculture to intensive small-scale irrigation—and...
Read moreNamulondo Kekurina’s maize is thriving. She’s harvesting for a second time this season and has already brought in more than...
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