IFAD President and President of Kenya agree to accelerate agriculture and adapt to climate...
On his first official visit to Kenya, Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), met with William Ruto, President of...
Kenya canola smallholders to enjoy global prices courtesy of contract farming with local oil...
Small-scale canola farmers in Kenya are set to enjoy global prices for their canola seeds after entering into contract farming with a local oil...
Urgent investment in rural areas is needed to safeguard global food security says UN’s...
To avert future food crises and growing global hunger, Alvaro Lario, the President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) arrives in...
Digital platform launched in Uganda to aid farmers’ access to vital farming services
Mastercard Foundation in collaboration with Yo Uganda Limited (“Yo!”), a Ugandan-based technology solutions company has launched a digital platform that seeks to ease farmers’...
Dawadawa impact initiative ,a solution to the food crisis in Ghana
Food insecurity in Ghana affects about 50% of its population. The World Food Program has attributed this to inefficient food systems in the rural...
Kenyan youth develops plan to help village women turn kitchen gardens into income generating...
In most African cultures women are not allocated lands especially for economic practices save for kitchen gardens where they practice small-scale subsistence crop farming...
Uganda private sector unveils fruits market project to create jobs for the youth and...
In summary: The project seeks to enhance value addition through the Young Africa Works Lead Firm Structure programme to create meaningful and sustainable employment.
Private...
Seed farming can help alleviate poverty in Africa
An international organisation, Borgen Project, involved in fighting global poverty says investment in seed farming is one area that has shown recent success in...
New varsity report recommends solutions to reduce crop loss in Tanzania
Research from the Institute for Sustainable Food at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom has investigated the reasons for post-harvest loss of...
Family Farmers in Kenya Replace Expensive Fertilizer with Cover Crops; aka, “Green Manure”
Fertilizer prices driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led a number of farmers around the world to consider or reconsider non-chemical alternatives. For some...