IFAD and Senegal partner to increase smallholder farmers’ resilience to external shocks
A new rural development programme will improve national food and nutrition security and smallholder farmers’ resilience to external shocks such as global price volatility,...
Nigeria’s food importation policy could destroy country’s agriculture, warns Akinwumi Adesina
The President of the African Development Bank Group Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow massive food importation risks...
New tool empowers businesses to make agriculture and food systems sustainable
Recognizing the critical role investors and businesses can play in driving the transition to more equitable, resilient, and sustainable food systems, the Responsible Agricultural Investment...
Waterlogged Realities: Navigating Flood Risks, Adaptation Strategies, and the Role of Climate Finance in...
Principal, Intellecap Advisory Services
In recent times, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events have escalated, posing significant challenges across the globe. In many...
The African Development Bank grants $17 million to strengthen resilience of female market gardeners,...
The African Development Bank (ADB) Group Board of Directors has approved a grant of $17 million to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to implement...
Brazilian companies generate $3.3 million in deals at NAMPO 2024
The Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) export promotion project, the result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (The Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association) and ApexBrasil (The Brazilian...
Agriculture GDP rebounds strongly in Q1 of 2024 despite massive challenges
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
In a quarter characterised by a plethora of growth constraints such the El Nino-induced heat wave the...
AfDB, African Union, United States Government, IFAD, CGIAR advance ties to boost Africa’s food...
Top development organisations have pledged to forge partnerships to expand the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), an initiative aimed at building resilient...
Kitui Farmers See Success with introduction of Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Smallholder farmers in Kitui county have seen success with the introduction of regenerative agriculture practices to their farms. This comes after AGRA, in collaboration...
The Pamoja Founders Project Awards $90,000 Seed Grants to Six Food Security Champions in...
The Pamoja Founders Project, a collaborative regional leadership development program by IREX, the PepsiCo Foundation, and PepsiCo has granted $15,000 each to six leading...