Vice-chancellors in Africa pledge support to bettering agricultural output
Vice-chancellors of 130 African universities have pledged to mobilise resources for continental initiatives that would support human capital development as well as...
Science fund grants US $3.3M for agriculture innovations in West Africa
One of Africa’s biggest science funds, Partnership for skills in Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology (PASET) has rolled out US $3.3million in...
Over US $17bn pledged to increase food security in Africa
Over US $17billion in financing has been pledged by a coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners to address rising hunger...
AGCO Africa presents Africa Agribusiness Qualification to tackle youth unemployment
AGCO Africa is driving a skills development initiative under the banner of Advancement in Agricultural EducationLast year...
Europe taking on the world to lock out agriculture
By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, CropLife Kenya/ Agrochemicals Association of KenyaIn the months surrounding the birth of our own...
Youth are Africa’s best asset; invest in them !
A boy at work in a maize field, Ethiopia. Photo credit: C. Robinson/CIMMYTAfrican Development Bank President Adesina
Sub Saharan Africa and Asia rice sector players seek innovative ways of boosting local...
Africa has become a major consumer of rice with an estimated annual import cost of over 5 billion USD. Between 2010 and...
What SA agriculture needs from international trade
Antonie Delport: Syngenta South AfricaAgriculture is a pivotal industry. It is not only crucial in providing food security...
African countries commit to double agricultural productivity as development banks, institutions pledge US$17 billion...
Akinde Lorluuma, a rice farmer in Nigeria, is delighted by electronic payments via Mobile Banking at the point of purchase |...
African Development Bank, IFAD and partners redouble efforts to stop hunger in Africa and...
Madagascar Cabbage Farmer, IMAGE : IFADThe African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development...