Toam, Tanzania to partner with Ministry for organic farming
The Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM) in collaboration with the government through the Ministry of Agriculture is planning to organise their second National Ecological...
Japan supports farmers in Nigeria with rice seeds, inputs
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) in partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), empowered 150 rice farmers with improved...
Nigerian firm receives US $5M UN credit to boost small-scale farmers
Private Sector Financing Programme (PSFP), a new financing programme launched by the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), has announced its first loan...
Agriculture stakeholders in Africa seeks collaboration to bridge production gap
Agriculture stakeholders in Africa are seeking the government to collaborate with the private sector to build resilient food systems to bridge the widening gap...
Morocco to receive US $178M support for new agricultural strategy
The Kingdom of Morocco is set to receive US $178milion from the French Development Agency (AFD) destined to support the country’s new agricultural strategy...
Morocco’s CMPG-CAS to expand in Sub-Saharan Africa
Moroccan irrigation and farming company CMPG-CAS has announced plans to expand business in Sub-Saharan Africa where it plans to generate 20% of its sales...
7 billion trees outside forests in Africa reported in new data survey
A data collection and analysis initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission (AUC)...
Women agriculture empowerment
The roles that women play in agriculture vary from region to region and country to country. Men and women often have complementary roles, sharing...
First Ivorian innovation wins Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a biowaste equipment innovation for smallholder...
Morocco authorize Bionematicide, Cedroz for tomatoes
Morocco has given the green light for sale of Bionematicide, Cedroz to be used in tomatoes and cucumbers. The products product is being developed...