Africa’s Great Green Wall gives viable return on investments
Africa’s Great Green Wall (GGW) programme to combat desertification in the Sahel region is not only crucial to the battle against climate change but...
Director-General of United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization to share his vision at Bayer’s...
Dr. QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, will be this year’s keynote speaker at Bayer’s 2021...
IFAD to increase investment and presence in transforming food systems in East and Southern...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) regional team held its annual East and Southern Africa Business Planning meeting to outline a vision for...
US $143M to be invested in Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme
The United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) agreed to invest $143 million for the new Africa...
NGO helps Zim families venture into poultry, hydroponic gardening
By Lawrence Paganga
A total of 940 families in Gweru, Zimbabwe have ventured into small agriculture-based self-income projects under the urban resilience-building projects supported...
New global climate-smart food initiative seeks more partners
The new 2021-2025 Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) global initiative is looking for more volunteer government and non-government partners that can help boost...
Zimbabwe and IFAD join forces to transform small-scale agriculture
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today announced support for a new US$67.43 million investment programme that seeks to increase productivity and rural...
COP26: New US$143 million investment to restore Great Green Wall ecosystems and increase climate...
A new US$143 million investment programme will ensure millions of the most at-risk rural people living in the Sahel region of West Africa can...
Free State farmers are reaping the fruits of agribusiness transformation
Spokesperson: Brendan Jacobs, Standard Bank’s Head of Business Client Coverage - Free State and Northern Cape
Positive signs point to the emergence of a growing...
25 000 Zimbabwe farmers to benefit from livestock business centres
By Lawrence Paganga
At least 25 000 farmers, in five provinces in Zimbabwe, are set to benefit from the establishment of livestock business centres aimed...