International Potato Center unveils late blight-resistant potato for Kenya and Nigeria
The International Potato Center (CIP) is working on providing market access to genetically engineered potato varieties with complete resistance to late blight disease for...
The EU and IFAD join forces to support resilient and sustainable food systems
With a global food crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine, the intensification of climate change and many countries at risk of debt distress,...
US trainee engineers set-up US$25 000 eco-friendly school biogas digester
A mission school in Mutoko, Zimbabwe, Nyadire Central Primary School has teamed up with US-based engineering students at Carnegie Mellon University to install a...
Protecting African Farms From Flooding
Agriculture dominates sub-Saharan Africa. Although 52% of all employed people in this region are connected to farming, the continent has the lowest agricultural productivity...
IFAD loan of 5 million euros to Mauritania to help strengthen the resilience of...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania have signed a loan agreement for 5 million...
Germany contributes €25 million to boost food security in four Eastern Africa countries
The Government of Germany through the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has contributed €25 million to provide access to food and other...
Mineral Mining to Improve Soil Quality in African Agriculture
The world’s population is above 8 billion and rising quickly. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects it will increase to 9.7 billion by 2050,...
Kenya devices strategies to revive cotton farming in key growing areas
The government of Kenya has come up with various strategies towards reviving cotton production among smalholder farmers in key production areas where the crop...
“There is no food security without water security,” says IFAD executive in plea to...
Ahead of the UN 2023 Water Conference, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) calls for accelerated investments to help small-scale farmers in developing...
Uganda initiates agriculture digitalization programme to woo more youth into farming
The government of Uganda has come up with agriculture digitalization programme aimed at encouraging more youth into faming to boost their income and improve...