Germany provides EUR 30 million to IFAD’s immediate response to the global food and...
Germany has granted EUR 30 million to the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to support poor rural communities cope with the impacts of...
IFAD President Alvaro Lario to meet President Andry Rajoelina in Madagascar
The President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Alvaro Lario, will travel to Madagascar from 4 to 7 December 2022. It is...
Zambia pays farmers for food purchases amid cries for delayed inputs
Zambia has paid the last installment of K139,982,970 (US$9 million) of all the commitments owed to the smallholder farmers that supplied maize and other...
How Young People are Creating Businesses Selling Coffee
As part of Nestlé Needs YOUth Initiative, MYOWBU is benefitting over 5, 000 young people and seeks to double its youth outreach with entrepreneurship...
Zimbabwe govt offers financial support for viable agribusiness
The Zimbabwe government’s Ministry of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development is offering financial support to farmers, agribusinesses and business development enterprises with...
50 African female policy practitioners selected to join fellowship on improving policy in the...
50 female policy practitioners from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Uganda, and Zambia have been selected to participate in a Fellowship designed to improve policy...
Bio scientists helping farmers grow produce
Two young bio scientists are using science and technology to produces fast turnover vegetable seedlings.
By: Nonhlanhla Ntuli
Extreme weather conditions caused by climate change make...
Liberia: African Development Bank Group approves $5.12 million financing for Emergency Food Production Program
The funding includes a grant of $2.28 million and a loan of $2.84 million from the Bank Group’s Transition Support Facility
The Board of directors...
Eastern Zambia provides over 62,000 tons to food security
Despite the farming input distribution hiccups, Zambia remains food secure with the country securing over 62, 000 metric tons of maize and soya beans during...
Farmer organizations convene amid crisis, to discuss support for small-scale farmers in East and...
As crippling spikes in food and energy prices continue to hit East and Southern Africa, the devastating impact of climate change on the productive...