Protecting biodiversity is crucial to fighting hunger – IFAD calls for increased investments ahead...
If we do not invest more in protecting biodiversity, development cannot be sustainable and we will not eradicate hunger or achieve the Sustainable Development...
Quantum of Rs 3.7 M for 465 Arpents granted to tea farmers in Mauritius
Tea planters in the regions of Bois Cheri, Grand Bois and La Flora, Mauritius have been allocated a one-off allowance estimated to a total...
COVID-19 burden lessens in Africa, vigilance crucial as year-end season begins
While Africa is witnessing its lowest level of new COVID-19 cases since the onset of the pandemic, a recent four-week rise—the first such sustained...
Kenyan agriculture entrepreneurs bet on diversification, networking to weather COVID-19 shocks, study
Benedetta Nangila’s Bracharia fodder farm in Bumula, Bungoma County Credit USIU
Throughout 2020 and the myriad of challenges...
COVID-19 threatens elimination of deadly form of meningitis in Africa, more than 50 million...
With the COVID-19 pandemic delaying meningitis vaccination campaigns for more than 50 million children in Africa, the region is at a heightened risk of...
Kenyan government launchers potato seed multiplication program to address shortages
The government of Kenya has launched a potato seed multiplication program in six counties to address seed shortages that occur perennially. The...
ICCO, Mastercard Foundation come together to support smallholder farmers in Senegal
ICCO Cooperation and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to support smallholder farmers in Senegal. The COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Agrifinance Project...
Experts urge Kenyan smallholder farmers to embrace nature-based food production
Scientific experts are urging Kenyan smallholder farmers to embrace nature-based food production systems that guarantee food security and climate resilience amid shocks...
Gradual lifting of lockdown – Impact on agriculture
By Dawie Maree, Head of Information and Marketing at FNB Agriculture
South Africa – The phased or risk-adjusted...
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...