IFAD provides economic opportunities to smallholder farmers’ and artisanal fishermen’s livelihoods in Haiti
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Haiti signed a financing agreement today for the implementation of the Inclusive...
Only legal revisions can resolve farmer-miner-disputes in Zimbabwe: Commission
The National Peace and Reconciliation Commission in Zimbabwe says the rising disputes between miners and farmers are old and can be traced to the...
Tanzania outlines policy changes to transform agriculture
The government of Tanzania has outlined its agricultural transformation agenda, detailing its desire to see commercial banks’ lending rate to the sector – which...
Kenya, DR Congo ink bilateral agreement on cooperation in agriculture
Kenya and DR Congo have signed a bilateral agreement on cooperation in agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors. President Uhuru Kenyatta and his DR Congo...
Mali’s Fonio Exports to Rise Through $1.9M U.S Government Investment
USAID / Prosper Africa co-investment grant to Yolélé and Mali Shi SA will improve smallholder value chains and create 13,700 jobs in Mali
The ancient...
How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change
Case studies across Africa demonstrate the positive impact that access to even the most basic mobile technology can offer smallholder farmers. This underscores the...
India has strengthened its commitment to fight hunger and poverty in rural areas
India has strengthened its commitment to fight hunger and poverty in rural areas by agreeing to loan US$20 million to the UN’s International Fund...
OpEd: Africa’s new harvest: sustainable development by innovation for transformation
Opinion piece by QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)A promising transformation has already started in Africa’s...
Bopinc and Village Capital launch the last in a series of landscaping studies on...
A new groundbreaking study from the O-Farms program, implemented by Bopinc and Village Capital and supported by the IKEA Foundation, shares key insights on...
African Development Bank Head Celebrates Food ‘Milestone for Africa’ at the Launch of First...
African Development Bank head Akinwumi A. Adesina joined President of the Republic of Mozambique Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, to launch the “milestone” Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor...