How community-designed solutions take pressure off Madagascar’s Manombo Rainforest, spur food production
By Zablon Oyugi
Health In Harmony (HIH), an international nonprofit organisation through its community-designed solutions approach has introduced sustainable farming practices among local farmers and...
Oped –Scores of isolated farm workers in Africa are turning to online casinos as...
By Miranda Raaff, Head of iGaming Information at MDC
For many rural communities and hard-working labourers in the farm fields of Africa, entertainment is exceptionally...
Project bets on digital app, solar refrigeration to boost vaccine delivery among women livestock...
Each year, millions of women livestock owners lose a significant number of their animals to preventable diseases – thanks to cultural beliefs, a lack...
Agricultural insurance set for smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
World Bank Group member, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has partnered with Zimbabwean insurance regulator the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) to develop a...
Potential of vanilla farming for Kenyan small-scale growers
Since October 2015 when the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organisation (Kalro) launched programmes to increase vanilla seedlings through tissue culture technology to address...
ThriveAgric Partners Heifer International to Provide 125,000 Smallholder Farmers with Access to Financial Inclusion...
Agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, in collaboration with global nonprofit organisation, Heifer International, today hosted a breakfast meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, to mark the official...
Harnessing the power of technology for smallholder farmers across Africa
Agriculture is critical to economic growth in Africa. According the United Nations, 65-70% of the continent’s workforce is employed by the sector, which accounts...
Sustain Africa, an emergency response and resilience initiative supporting Ugandan farmers with affordable inputs...
This article outlines the launch and expected impact of an agricultural support initiative for rural farmers in Uganda called Sustain Africa. The initiative is...
Tanzania discovers high yielding palm oil seeds poised to boost production
Tanzanian research institutes have discovered new high yielding palm oil seeds that is set to boost the cultivation of the trees and production of...
Lessons from Uganda breadfruit farmers setting the pace of the fruit production in East...
In Uganda, breadfruit is gaining popularity due to its many benefits that include its antioxidant capability enabling consumers build resistance against infections and boost...