Heifer unveils Digital Agriculture Champions Initiative in Africa
Heifer International, a nonprofit organization on a mission to end global hunger and poverty, has unveiled her Digital Agriculture Champions (DAC) initiative.
The initiative, will...
Nigeria’s Annual Maize Conference to return
The annual Nigeria Maize Conference is set to return for its 4th edition with the theme ‘Much More Maize 2.0.’
The annual gathering of stakeholders...
Africa must prepare for the inevitability of a global food crisis says African Development...
Adesina warned that the tripling costs of fertilizer, rising energy prices, and rising costs of food baskets, could worsen in Africa in the coming...
South African chicken prices set to soar
Chicken prices in South Africa is set to increase following inflation, rising costs, supply chain disruptions and global economy risk to food security. The...
Cameroon, FAO sign five-year agreement to improve food security, nutrition
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) signed a Country Programming Framework (CPF) with Cameroon, which will help improve agriculture, food...
Is It The Time For “National Programs” In Agriculture?
By Dr. Nimrod Israely
More than once, I have addressed the need for governments to regulate everything related to the "business environment,” especially in complex...
Livestock farmers in Kenya to benefit from Sh 100m financing
Livestock farmers living in Kenya's Arid and Semi-arid lands are set to benefit from a Sh 100m financing from KCB Foundation to aid in...
FAO calls for Import Financing Facility for poorer nations
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called for a global Food Import Financing Facility (FIFF) to help poorer countries...
Genetic breakthrough may control Africa’s East Coast fever, which kills over a million cattle...
An unexpected discovery has led researchers from the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Kenya and the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh...
BAFS, Sierra Leone to publish crop suitability soil report
Boosting Agriculture for Food Security (BAFS) in Sierra Leone will soon launch a suitability Crop report in order to cut-down on the numerous work...