Momentum builds for further live export bans as campaigners mark international awareness day
Citizens and activists around the world are being asked to make a stand for animals by calling for action to ban live farm animal...
Brazilian companies generate $3.3 million in deals at NAMPO 2024
The Brazil Machinery Solutions (BMS) export promotion project, the result of a partnership between ABIMAQ (The Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association) and ApexBrasil (The Brazilian...
Agriculture GDP rebounds strongly in Q1 of 2024 despite massive challenges
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
In a quarter characterised by a plethora of growth constraints such the El Nino-induced heat wave the...
AfDB, African Union, United States Government, IFAD, CGIAR advance ties to boost Africa’s food...
Top development organisations have pledged to forge partnerships to expand the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS), an initiative aimed at building resilient...
Kitui Farmers See Success with introduction of Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Smallholder farmers in Kitui county have seen success with the introduction of regenerative agriculture practices to their farms. This comes after AGRA, in collaboration...
The Pamoja Founders Project Awards $90,000 Seed Grants to Six Food Security Champions in...
The Pamoja Founders Project, a collaborative regional leadership development program by IREX, the PepsiCo Foundation, and PepsiCo has granted $15,000 each to six leading...
Financing farmers will help advance Africa’s agriculture industry
The need to create innovative financing mechanisms for Africa’s farmers and revaluate existing ones is becoming increasingly critical as the continent faces compounded challenges,...
IFAD delegation visits Rwanda to discuss rural development gains
A high-level delegation from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), led by Gérardine Mukeshimana, IFAD Vice-President, visited Rwanda this week to discuss the...
Senegal launches Africa Integrated Climate Risk Management Programme to support smallholder farmers.
The Government of Senegal, in partnership with several international organizations including the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), officially launched the Africa Integrated Climate...
Good Nature Agro named one of Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies of 2024
Good Nature Agro , the Zambian company helping smallholder farmers reach the middle class, has been recognized by the Financial Times in the annual...