Netherlands to spend US $37M on agribusiness project in East Africa
The Netherlands Development Organisation SNV has announced plans to spend US $30million for the implementation of a climate change resilient agribusiness project...
CSIRO develops sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane
Australian Research Organisation CSIRO has developed a sprayable biodegradable polymer membrane that can help farmers produce more, while using less water, nutrients...
Niger to inject 15% of budget into Agriculture sector
The government of Niger has injected 15% of the annual state budget over the next five years in the Agriculture sector. The...
Well-Fed Cattle Make for Resilient Families and Communities
Rollin Antoine, a cattle farmer and hay producer, showing his prized bull. / USAID/HaitiBy: Soukaina Martin is...
Investing in gender responsive research key to boosting farm productivity in Africa, report
2009 AWARD Fellow, Mary Oyunga, on a farm visitSmallholder farmers across Africa are looking to science to...
Morocco’s OCP Africa celebrates African farmers, sustainable Agriculture
OCP Group, Moroccan state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and phosphate fertilizer producer, is joining today’s celebration of Africa Day by...
African Migratory Locusts threaten livelihoods in southern Africa
A girl walks through a cloud of locusts in north-central Namibia. ©FAO/Phillipus TobiasElim, Namibia – “We were...
Hortícola Esma, a Spanish family business and leader in the carrot industry, puts its...
HORTÍCOLA ESMA is a family business with a history dating back three generations. Today it is among the biggest carrot processors in...
Europe taking on the world to lock out agriculture
By Eric Kimunguyi, CEO, CropLife Kenya/ Agrochemicals Association of KenyaIn the months surrounding the birth of our own...
Accommodative SARB and growth rebound positive for the pumping agriculture sector
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-BusinessThe South African Reserve Bank (SARB) again maintained...