Well-Fed Cattle Make for Resilient Families and Communities
Rollin Antoine, a cattle farmer and hay producer, showing his prized bull. / USAID/Haiti
By: Soukaina Martin is...
Investing in gender responsive research key to boosting farm productivity in Africa, report
2009 AWARD Fellow, Mary Oyunga, on a farm visit
Smallholder 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 Tobias
Elim, 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 Kenya
In 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-Business
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) again maintained...
Don’t let blight catch you off-guard!
It is a well-known fact that the best way to control diseases, particularly those on potatoes, is to prevent them. With this...
Sub Saharan Africa and Asia rice sector players seek innovative ways of boosting local...
Africa has become a major consumer of rice with an estimated annual import cost of over 5 billion USD. Between 2010 and...
What SA agriculture needs from international trade
Antonie Delport: Syngenta South Africa
Agriculture is a pivotal industry. It is not only crucial in providing food security...