Uganda, Kenya to improve transit of fish to Democratic Republic of Congo
Uganda and Kenya have agreed to improve fish transit from Lake Turkana to the Democratic Republic of Congo.During a four-day discussion held at Busia,...
Kenya mulls tea fund to boost price stabilization
Kenya's Ministry of Agriculture is set to establish a tea fund to mobilize resources towards efficient and effective price stabilization in the sector.Peter Munya,...
World Bank Group’s Global Index Insurance Facility announces winners of the Africa AgTech &...
The Global Index Insurance Facility (GIIF), a World Bank Group program, announced the three top winners of the Africa AgTech & Inclusive Insurance Challenge, a competition for technology-led enterprises in Africa to offer innovative...
An impressive rebound in agriculture GDP in the fourth quarter of 2021
Statistic South Africa’s latest update on the country’s agriculture real GDP for 4Q21 shows an impressive rebound of 12.2% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted after...
IFAD and Govt. of Maharashtra boost commitment to empower 1 million rural women
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Maharashtra in India agreed to invest an...
Steering progress towards attaining a sustainable blue economy in Africa
A parallel session co-organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)...
How this Savings Cooperative in rural Uganda will serve women and their families
By M. Scott Frank and Ronald KibirigeGrowing up, 38-year-old Namata Goretti dreamed of becoming a doctor. But due to her family situation, she -...
Poultry farmers affected by Bird Flu in Ghana to be compensated
The government of Ghana is set to compensate poultry farmers who lost their birds, due to the outbreak of the Avian Influenza H5N1, popularly...
IFAD-funds cooperative projects to increase coffee and cocoa production in eastern Cuba
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Cuba hosted an event today at the Hotel Nacional in Havana to...
Farmers in Kenya receive improved kienyeji chicken
The County government of West Pokot partnered with Kenya Climate Smart Agriculture Project (KCSAP) and donated 2,136 three months old improved Kienyeji chicken worth...