Long-term rural development necessary to end cycle of ‘multicrisis’, UN agency to tell Paris...
As world leaders gather this week in Paris to leverage their collective power against crises threatening global stability, the president of the UN's lnternational...
Farmers embrace smart insurance to guard against climate shocks
With the help of images taken via satellite and smartphones, ACRE Africa’s Picture Based Insurance (PBI) project is working to make smart insurance accessible...
Zambia embarks on input distribution
The onset of the rains in Zambia has prompted the Government to sustain the distribution of the farming inputs in the country in an...
2.5m acres under water after torrential floods hit West, Central Africa
Nearly 2.5 million acres of farmland in West and Central Africa are under water following unprecedented floods- posing a long-term threat to the region's...
IFAD to lead the food pillar of Egypt’s Nexus for Water, Food and Energy...
The Government of Egypt has selected the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to lead a multi-billion dollar food and agriculture pillar. NWFE is...
UN Project: HomeBiogas Will Turn Farm Waste Into Renewable Energy in Rwanda
HomeBiogas announces this achievement while participating in COP27, focusing on climate change solutions for AfricaHomeBiogas will be supplying biogas systems for the treatment of organic...
Norway pledges an additional US$9.5 million to climate adaptation for small-scale farmers
As part of a commitment to triple its support to climate adaptation by 2026, Norway has pledged an additional NOK 100 million (approximately US$9.5...
‘Green affordable power in Africa is a must’ says new Power Up coalition at...
More than 600 million African people go without access to electricity, and more than 900 million are without safe cooking facilities. At the COP27 climate summit now...
Gates Foundation announces new commitment to meet climate adaptation needs of smallholder farmers
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation echoed African leaders’ calls for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation and pledged to invest $1.4...
Farmers from Africa earn US$300m from GMO crops: Report
Farmers from Africa are reported to have earned an estimated US$282 million from growing genetically modified (GMO) crops in 2020, a new study has...