NextGen Cassava director earns Nigeria agriculture prize
NextGen Cassava project director Chiedozie Egesi was announced as the 2021 Achiever in Agriculture Award for his work creating a platform to deliver resilient...
Young farmer turned family farm around
BY: Fundiswa Nkwanyana
Gone are the days when farms were led by old men and women, now that we are in the 21st century they...
Land reform and women empowerment
Winnie Pooe - Coromandel Farmers Trust Chairperson
Land Reform – An inclusive land reform programme will enable equitable economic participation of all members of the...
Why African Agriculture Lags; Analysis In The Light of Organizational Theory
Dr. Nimrod Israely at Biofeed Ltd
In recent years, I have devoted thousands of hours to study and learn the scope of the following question: Why...
Another fuel hike negative for agriculture as we head into the new crop season
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
This week will see another hefty fuel price hike of 5% month-on-month (m/m) for the...
OPEN LETTER: AFRICAN FAITH COMMUNITIES CALL ON GATES FOUNDATION, “STOP PUSHING INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE!”
SOUTH AFRICA: The Southern African Faith Communities’ Institute (SAFCEI) and faith community representatives from Africa recently made public its open letter to the Bill and...
Civil Society Organisations’ Ripple Effects
By: Refilwe Pico
2020’s COVID-19 hard lockdown exposed the reality of South Africa’s long-standing levels of inequality, deep poverty and food insecurity. And for...
How Should We Measure Farmers’ Economic Success?
"You will always focus on what you measure, so carefully consider what it is that you wish to measure.”
By: Dr. Nimrod Israely
When I look...
Agriculture private sector players call for collaboration, enabling environment to boost African food systems
Council of Governors' Agriculture committee Chairman Dr. James Nyoro and Elgon Kenya Managing Director Dr. Bimal Kantaria address participants during the launch of the...
Why Is This Farmer Afraid of Rain, and What Can Be The Cure For...
"Overcoming fear frees us from the reality in which we live and allows experiencing and advancing into new realities.”
Dr. Nimrod Israely - Founder and...