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Managing Director of the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) Amath Pathe Sene says there is an urgent need to empower...
Read moreAGRA president Dr. Agnes Kalibata says Africa must to end its dependence on imported fertilisers. Speaking during the opening ceremony...
Read moreSome onion sellers in Ghana are worried about possible shortages and price increase due to the Economic Community of West...
Read moreAward for excellent public relations work on social media platforms – Award ceremony at Agritechnica 2023 – submission deadline September...
Read moreFollowing recent news that the fight against hunger has stalled, a gathering of global leaders taking stock of progress made...
Read moreBy Aimable Twahirwa Adeline Umukunzi, a 28-year-old woman mushroom farmer in Musanze, a district located about 100 km north of the...
Read moreFAO-organized side event at HLPF focuses on the role of finance in promoting sustainable, resilient and inclusive agrifood systems FAO...
Read moreThe benchmark index of international food commodity prices declined again in June, led by price decreases for all major cereals...
Read moreThe International Symposium on Agricultural Transformation and Biotech Crops in Africa (ISATBCA) has underscored the importance of collaborative research in...
Read moreFarmerline, a pioneering AgriTech company building lasting wealth for farmers across the globe, is proud to announce its selection by...
Read moreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint...
Read moreA few weeks after the setback inflicted by the High Court in London, the court of Tarascon (France) in turn...
Read moreAcute food insecurity is set to potentially increase in magnitude and severity in 18 hunger “Hotspots” comprising a total of...
Read moreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned of a large-scale outbreak of the Moroccan Locust...
Read moreDeadline:June 9, 2023 The Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture’s (CALA) Advanced Leadership Programme is a collaborative, hands-on, and tailored...
Read moreAgriculture plays a crucial role in Ghana’s economy, contributing significantly to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Despite its enormous...
Read moreThe African Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) and West Africa Fertiliser Association (WAFA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Read moreThe Regional Organizing Group for the Implementation of the One Country One Priority Product Initiative in Africa meets for the...
Read moreEven as global funding levels drop, agri-tech start-ups remain a key driver of investment in emerging markets as they work...
Read moreFAO’s FAOSTAT data portal shows that Latin America and the Caribbean has the highest cost of a healthy diet compared...
Read moreThe second edition of the highly anticipated Agritech West Africa exhibition, along with Food & Beverage Ghana and FoodPack Tech...
Read moreAt the start of this year, six journalists from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America began work on...
Read moreAs the new year begins, it’s a great time to think about new opportunities in Africa’s agribusiness and food industries....
Read moreThe index of world food prices dipped for the ninth consecutive month in December 2022, declining by 1.9 percent from...
Read moreAfrican Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is pleased to announce the selection of 50 African mid-career women as...
Read moreFood and nutrition security remains the most fundamental challenges to human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Unfortunately, Africa is...
Read moreThe future of Africa’s forestry sector is in the spotlight at the 23rd Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The 2022 women in agribusiness awards which is aimed at celebration women in the agric...
Read moreDirector-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, today underlined to G20 Finance Ministers and...
Read moreThe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) delivered the first batch of 262 tonnes of fertilizers to...
Read moreA world-class agro testing centre is to be established in Sagamu, Ogun State, South-West Nigeria by the African Development Bank (AfDB),...
Read moreLike most rural women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire, Mrs. Gohou Assiata Bamba has faced many financial difficulties. She struggled to...
Read moreConflict, weather extremes, economic shocks, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and the ripple effects from the war in Ukraine push...
Read moreAre you a young farmer or agripreneur in Africa who is introducing new technologies or approaches to tackle climate change, food loss and waste,...
Read moreDr Akinwumi Akin Adesina, the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, says there is no need for Africa...
Read moreMr Felix Ngmenkaara Darimaani, National Project Coordinator, Savannah Zone Agricultural Productivity Improvement Project (SAPIP), says Africa needs commercial agriculture to...
Read moreIt’s seven a.m. in Nano, a small town in the Tandjouaré prefecture of the Savanes region of northern Togo. It’s...
Read moreIt’s early in the morning and very cold. Abbas Jaafaru Julde is already awake and in his maize field busy...
Read moreAt the beginning of each year, the CSAT-Mali and CSAT-Niger projects hold evaluation and planning workshops for their activities. Following...
Read moreAGRA and our partners in the Centre for African Leaders in Agriculture (CALA) – the African Management Institute and Policy...
Read moreLoftyInc Allied Partners Limited was recently awarded the sum of a N592,204,667 co-investment grant by the USAID-funded West Africa Trade...
Read moreAfrican Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) in collaboration with the International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC) and the Government of...
Read moreA thick, dark cloud is slowly forming in the sky and the rain could start any minute. Emiliana Lucas sighs...
Read moreIt is a beautiful Saturday morning and Abdulsalum Njelekela is in his field irrigating crops. He says, “I have access...
Read moreAt 64, Elise Goueu has defied gender norms and achieved what many women in Ivory Coast consider impossible. Not...
Read moreIt’s Wednesday afternoon and the employees at Cajou Espoir (Cashew Hope) are dressed in blue blouses, yellow caps, and face...
Read moreFor the past three years, Nigeria has been leading globally in the production of yam, palm oil, cassava, maize, and...
Read moreBy: Linda Dede Nyanya Godji The USAID West Africa Trade Hub believes that a thriving and resilient agricultural sector is...
Read moreIt’s about 10 o’clock in the morning and the rice mills are clanking so loudly that it’s hard to hear...
Read moreSouthern and Eastern Africa face the twin challenges of growing agricultural production to meet food demand while adapting to extreme...
Read moreAn initiative that will avail digital tools and training resources to small-scale farmers and agriculture-linked small businesses in Africa has...
Read moreDorothy Achieng stands with her hands on her hips in her pawpaw field on the shores of Lake Victoria. She...
Read more( When a ‘60s Volkswagen Beetle coloured green, yellow, and red rolls down the road, everyone in Siby knows who...
Read moreIt is a hot sunny morning on a cloud-free day. Dressed in a red blouse and green chitenje, a cloth that...
Read moreTotal expenditure allocation for the agriculture sector in the past four years, from 2017 to 2020, has stayed below one...
Read moreMr Georgios Badaro, Managing Director (MD), Nestlé Ghana Limited has said the company’s ambition of making cocoa more profitable for...
Read moreThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is planning to electronically pay all its farmers to stimulate the digital economy and also...
Read moreThe Northern Region has seen some 250,000 trees planted to mark the Green Ghana Project that seeks to plant five...
Read moreThe Savanna Agricultural Research Institute (SARI) of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Penn State University...
Read moreThe Ghana Rice Interprofessional Body (GRIB) has said it is negotiating with foreign companies to access financial support and drive...
Read moreIt was early one morning in October 2020 and the sun was shining brightly over Buta Feyisa’s compound. Behind the...
Read moreSri Lanka has imposed a ban on palm oil imports and ordered oil palm plantations in the country to be...
Read moreJane Hozheri used to run a small business with her daughter in Cape Town, South Africa. Together, they made a...
Read moreElizabeth Siyapi is a farmer in Shurugwi, Zimbabwe. Instead of working through agricultural middlemen, she relies on her phone. Before...
Read moreThe first rains began to fall a few weeks ago, heralding the long growing season in southern Togo. Farmers are...
Read moreMoringa oleifera, called nebedaye in Senegal, is considered a “miracle” tree that helps address food insecurity and major environmental problems. Because...
Read moreMost families in northern DRC’s Tshopo province, can’t afford electricity to cook. Instead, they rely on locally-produced wood charcoal to...
Read moreIt’s a fine, windy morning and Sarah Aryee is neatly dressed in a white T-shirt and Ghanaian wrap, her hair...
Read moreUnfortunately, many big species now face extinction due to their value in the illegal wildlife trade, vulnerability to habitat degradation...
Read moreIt’s early in the morning and Asfo Wass wakes up with much energy, eager to care for his chickens. He...
Read moreA thick, dark cloud slowly engulfs the sky. Although it hasn’t rained for the past two days, it will certainly...
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...
Read moreSomething has to be done to tackle the environmental problems caused by climate change, desertification and population growth,” says Barkissa...
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...
Read moreThe world has a seemingly insatiable taste for coffee. But rising temperatures, drought, and erratic rainfall are making it harder...
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 irrigated...
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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