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...
Placing small-scale farmers and rural populations at the heart of climate discussions
To ensure small-scale farmers and rural populations from developing countries receive the attention and funding they urgently need, the International Fund for Agricultural Development...
IFAD loan to help mitigate impact of crises on small-scale producers and the underserved...
The social and economic impacts of the COVID19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are creating significant challenges for the most vulnerable people, increasing the...
Adapt or starve – UN Agricultural Fund calls for urgent climate finance for small-scale...
With the negative impacts of climate change becoming more frequent and severe, including devastating droughts and floods affecting the poorest rural communities in the...
Zambia’s 1.2 mln ton food security under microscope
Agriculture interest groups have raised eyebrows over the Government’s assurance of the country’s food security until 2024 without qualifying what crops are in strategic...
‘’Walk the budget talk’-Farmers cry
Farmers and other interest groups in Zambia’s agriculture sector, cognisant of the effects of climate change and other crisis afflicting the global food system,...
Project bets on digital app, solar refrigeration to boost vaccine delivery among women livestock...
Each year, millions of women livestock owners lose a significant number of their animals to preventable diseases – thanks to cultural beliefs, a lack...