New South African Plant Breeders’ Rights law comes into effect
South Africa’s new Plant Breeders’ Rights Act 12 of 2018 (new Act) has, by proclamation in the Government Gazette of 6 June 2025, been...
At UN Ocean Conference, IFAD advocates to boost innovative finance for coastal communities to...
Governments, multilateral organizations and private sector actors must urgently scale-up innovative ways to drive finance to small-scale fishermen and coastal communities to boost the...
CGIAR Sustainable Farming Program deploying scientific tools to ensure food security from pests and...
World Pest Day is observed on June 6th to raise awareness about the impact of pests on human health, food, and the environment, and...
The OpenAg Foundation launches raising $1.3 million USD for water security project to help...
An event in Cannes has marked the launch of The OpenAg Foundation, a non-profit foundation on a mission to deliver food security, develop farmer...
Bottling Hope: How Qobo Qobo Essential Oils is changing lives in Keiskammahoek
They say essential oils are nature’s bottled whispers. At Keiskammahoek’s Qobo Qobo Essential Oils, an hour away from East London, those whispers are telling...
Thanda’s Agroecology Initiative Aims to Shift the Future for Young South Africans as Youth...
With youth unemployment levels in South Africa currently sitting at a staggering 46.1%, according to Stats SA last week, the urgency to find sustainable...
IFAD President calls on Germany’s leadership as “essential to rekindle solidarity in a fragmented...
At a critical juncture for global peace and prosperity, Álvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), calls on Germany’s leadership...
Data-driven farming initiative in Kenya records triple win: Climate adaptation, nutrition and equity
A new data-driven initiative in Ahero, Kisumu County of Kenya has revealed crucial insights into how smallholder farmers can adapt to climate change while...
Sistema.bio Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Danone to Deploy 6,500 Biodigesters across Dairy Farms
During the 17th edition of the International Agricultural Exhibition in Morocco (SIAM), Sistema.bio , the global leader in biodigestion technology for family farmers, announced...
“The land is life”: A regional project supported by the African Development Bank boosts...
"Before, farming was an unattainable dream. Today, I feed my children from the land." These words from Assia Obakar Hassan, a mother from the village...