New IFAD €3 million loan to create 10,000 rural jobs in Benin
Over 10,000 new jobs will be created by farmers and small rural businesses in Benin, after the country’s largest microfinancing lender PEBCo-BETHESDA signed a...
Africa’s Soil Revolution to Power a Sustainable Future
By: Dr Diallo Asseta, a Senior Program Officer, Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Systems at AGRA
Africa holds 60% of the world’s untapped arable land,...
PRASL Project Launches to Advance Regenerative Agriculture in Mozambique
Solidaridad, in partnership with Kvuno, Hiveonline, HEINEKEN Mozambique, and the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation, officially launched the Promoting Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods (PRASL) project...
To feed Nigeria, we must speak the language of the rural farmers who grow...
By Muhammad Eyinfunjowo, Global Development Communications Specialist
In 2024, floods in Nigeria devastated entire farmlands, wiping out crops, displacing up to 200,000 people, and disrupting food production...
BME, Omnia Agriculture support education with donated mobile classroom
In a show of commitment to education and community development, BME – a division of Omnia Group – has partnered with its sister company...
Counties partner to transform the informal dairy sector
This is the question driving More Milk for Lives and Livelihoods 2 (MoreMilk 2), a new county-led initiative by the Kenya Dairy Board (KDB)...
Women in Agriculture Hold the Key to Africa’s Food Security
According to the World Bank, the agricultural economy employs 65 – 70% of Africa’s labour force and on average accounts for 30–40 percent of...
Empowering a new generation of urban gardeners with creative solutions
Once dismissed as an activity for retirees, gardening is now becoming one of the coolest trends among millennials and Gen Z. The art of...
Africa has an opportunity to deliver on Net-Zero Agriculture
As the world grapples with climate change, Africa faces the pressing task of achieving net-zero agriculture. The continent must confront extreme weather events threatening...
Global agriculture ,locally rooted: Nampo 2025 set to unite the world of farming on...
As agriculture faces mounting global challenges and increasingly interlinked food systems, the spotlight in 2025 turns to how local producers can harness global knowledge,...