Uganda in a $24.8 million cocoa factory plan to improve smallholder farmers’ income
For many years smallholder cocoa farmers in Uganda have been selling their produce through middlemen who pay small amounts for a kilo of wet...
Kenyan National Farmer’s Federation CEO visiting Dr Eckel headquarters in Germany
Discussions on sustainable feeding solutions and prospects for Kenyan farmers
Dr Antje Eckel, Founder and Managing Director of Dr. Eckel Animal Nutrition and recently...
IRRI Donates State-of-the-art Seed Dressing Machine to Over 7,000 Rice Farmers in Kenya
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has donated a state-of-the-art seed dressing machine to over 7,000 rice farmers in Kenya to boost rice seed...
UN’s IFAD goes to Ireland calling for increased funding to rural people in bid...
Amid a global food crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the acceleration of climate change, Alvaro Lario, the President...
Uganda in partnership with FAO, China launches high-yielding climate smart rice to up farmers’...
Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) in partnership with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and...
Food security and nutrition receive a boost in Mozambique
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Mozambique signed two grant agreements with a combined value of US$4.2 million. These...
Kenya plans to borrow key lessons from Colombia to boost its coffee production
Kenya has announced that it will work with Colombia to borrow coffee production and value addition lessons from the South American nation.
This follows a...
Action Against Hunger’s Farmer Field School program building self-reliance communities in Uganda
Farmer Field School, a program initiated about four years ago in Uganda by Action Against Hunger, a global humanitarian organization, is now building self-reliance...
African Development Bank Group Board okays funds to support women and youth in agribusiness
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved an equity investment of €18 million in the Africa Guarantee Fund (AGF)...
US plans to inject $5 million into Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector to support local food...
The United States through its Agency for International Development, USAID has promised to inject $5 million into Tanzania’s Agricultural Sector in a bid to...