Is India Changing Its Attitude Toward Agriculture and Economic Development?
By: Dr. Nimrod Israely"There is no economic prosperity without foreign companies and investors. Willingly and gladly embrace them.”
In 1991 I visited India for the...
Western Kenya farmers find soft landing in pawpaw production after sugarcane woes
For many years farmers in western Kenya have been into sugarcane farming as their chief cash crop. However, things are changing as the venture...
New IFAD-funded project in DRC to feed cities, develop rural areas and promote food...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), represented by its President Alvaro Lario, and the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),...
US trained Togo farmer empowering local women
The US Department of State’s programme, Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) alumni Anapidédé Kibandou Betema in Togo is helping empower women in her community to...
Department hosts capacity workshop for farmers to align production with market demand
With South Africa’s agriculture being one of the world’s most diverse sectors, there is a growing demand to improve subsistence farming or informal small-scale...
How Israel training inspires Kenyan youth into building agribusiness powerhouse
By Zablon OyugiIn 2016 the Israeli and Kenyan governments signed “The Jerusalem Declaration” or the “Declaration on Collaboration in Water and Irrigation” opening the...
Industry leaders express great hope in horticulture sector performance in Kenya
The future of Kenya’s horticulture sector is poised to improve twofold in the coming years if farmers and traders uphold food production safety measure...
Food production for the future climate
''We seem to have forgotten why food is being produced” stressed Saa Dittoh – Adjunct Professor of Food Systems at WACWISA – in a...
IFAD welcomes Ukraine as its 178th Member State
Ukraine became the 178th country to join the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today. Ukraine’s membership was endorsed by IFAD’s Governing Council –...
60 Kenyan innovators selected to tackle marine plastic pollution along the coastline of Mombasa...
The Mombasa Plastics Prize is pleased to announce the 60 innovators whose ideas have been selected to tackle marine plastic pollution along the coastline...