Biochar – Low-Cost Method to Improve Agricultural Output and Sequester Carbon
Farmers around the world are looking for low- or no-cost materials to increase agricultural output and reduce the use of fertilizers derived from fossil...
McKinsey & Company: Climate change could hit 80% of smallholder farmers and reduce arable...
80 percent of smallholder famers could be affected by climate hazards such as drought, flooding, and extreme heat across India, Ethiopia and Mexico, according...
McKinsey & Company: Climate change could hit 80% of smallholder farmers and reduce arable...
80 percent of smallholder famers could be affected by climate hazards such as drought, flooding, and extreme heat across India, Ethiopia and Mexico, according...
Kenyan okra farmer finds lucrative market in South Sudan thanks to value addition
Paul Otieno grows Okra at Bamgot area in Kisumu County on two different farms measuring 1.5 acres each from which he has been producing...
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 Oyugi
In 2016 the Israeli and Kenyan governments signed “The Jerusalem Declaration” or the “Declaration on Collaboration in Water and Irrigation” opening the...