From Farm Records to Credit: Making African Agriculture Bankable
BY : Christopher Burke Senior Advisor, WMC AfricaA farmer may have delivered cocoa, maize, coffee or milk to the same buyer for years. A...
Farmers Welcome FMD Vaccine Price Relief, Warn That Testing Costs Pose Identical Risk
FMD Response SA welcomes the precautionary suspension at Onderstepoort Biological Products and calls for the same independent scrutiny of South Africa's FMD testing system,...
Agricom Demonstrated How to Turn Farm Potential into Performance at Africa Agri Expo 2026
At the 10th Africa Agri Expo, held at the Mwalimu J.K. Nyerere Trade Fair Grounds in Dar es Salaam on 2nd and 3rd September,...
One Oil for All Tasks: How FUCHS is Helping Farmers Cut Workshop Clutter
Your workshop is the heartbeat of your farming operation. Every tractor, harvester and utility vehicle depends on the right lubricant to perform reliably, minimise...
El Niño heat puts small-scale farmers at risk as preparedness falls short
Small-scale farmers are heading into the 2026/27 summer season facing hotter conditions and unpredictable rainfall, but for many, preparing for the impacts of El...
Equity Group and IFAD Roll Out $200M Plan to Get Climate Finance to East...
Twelve-year blended finance mechanism to reach 260,000 smallholder producers and 500 rural enterprises across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, with Equity Group matching concessional...
Bank of Kigali, IFAD Unlock $12 Million for Rwanda’s Smallholder Farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, Bank of Kigali and Aceli Africa announced today that they are partnering to strengthen agricultural financing in Rwanda...
New sweetpotato facility in Uganda set to boost value addition and farmer incomes
A new sweetpotato processing facility in Uganda’s Teso sub-region is expected to strengthen value addition, create new market opportunities and improve incomes for farmers...
Additive intercropping of groundnut in sugarcane offers a new future for farmers in India
In Mahalka village, Meerut, farmer Virender Singh Vihan’s one-acre sugarcane–groundnut plot by the highway has drawn wide attention from neighboring farmers (Photo: Nima/CIMMYT).For decades,...
Drought Threatens South Africa’s Next Planting Season, SAAI Calls for Early Preparations
Saai is calling for careful planning and timely support measures as South African farmers prepare for a potentially challenging 2026–27 production season, following warnings...