FAO constructs 6 water ponds Rwanda farmers in Rulindo
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has constructed six water ponds in Rulindo, Rwanda where there is high demand for...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) launches the disaster-adapted loan programme under its sovereign...
The West African Development Bank (BOAD) launches the “disaster adapted loan” programme for its member countries. The project’s pilot phase covers Benin, Cote de...
ELearning Africa Launch New Food and Agriculture Course
With the highest education exclusion rates in the world, as well the largest proportion of agricultural workers, it should come as welcome news that eLearning Africa...
IFAD issues a second sustainable bond to Bank Al Maghrib to jointly support food...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Bank Al Maghrib have partnered for the second time to increase financing for food security...
Tanzania to open agriculture colleges in major universities to groom experts
The government of Tanzania has announced plans to open agriculture colleges in some of the country’s major universities to train experts in the field....
Malawi increases maize price
The government of Malawi has increased the price of maize in Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (ADMARC) depots.
Ministry of Agriculture Principal Secretary Sandram Maweru...
Malawi’s President Mutharika officially launches US $95m AGCOM project
President Peter Mutharika has officially launched the US $95m Agriculture Commercialization Project (AGCOM) project in Malawi. The funds, which were acquired as a loan...
The 2019 Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security goes to a pioneering mapping...
A unique mapping approach that will give smallholder farmers a ‘best fit’ for what to grow, where and how, has been awarded the 2019...
The question of land grabbing for commercial agriculture in Uganda
By Nita Karume :
Recently, a Ugandan sparked controversy in the media upon uttering a statement in support of land grabbing for commercial agriculture. The...
Diaspora’s remittances, investment and expertise vital for Africa’s future growth, say participants at African...
The African Development Bank hosted it in partnership with the African Union Commission, the International Organisation for Migration, and the African Continental Free Trade...