Kenya allocates Sh 46.8bn to food and nutrition
The government of Kenya has allocated Sh 46.8billion to food and nutrition in the budget. National Treasury CS Ukur Yatani proposed the allocation and...
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...
Ghana to receive grants for 35 irrigation schemes
The government of Ghana is set to receive funding for construction and rehabilitation of 35 irrigation schemes in the north of the country in...
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...
Kenya to receive grant for tea farmers
Tea farmers in Kenya are set to benefit from a US $1bn grant issued by the eco.business Fund to Family Bank.The funds are set...
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...
Fertilizer prices drops in Kenya
The government of Kenya has set aside Sh5.73 billion to subsidise fertilizer prices countrywide. Agriculture Ministry Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya made the announcement and...
Nigeria, others to import US $110bn worth of food by 2025
Nigeria and other African countries are set to import food valued at $110 billion by 2025. This is according to the International Institute of...
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...