South Sudan: African Development Bank grants $8.1 million to support food production
The grant constitutes additional financing to the ongoing Agricultural Markets, Value Addition and Trade Development Project (AMVAT)The Board of Directors of the African Development...
Liberia Minister says commercialisation of agriculture key to transformation
Liberia’s Agriculture Minister Jeanine Milly Cooper has said the commercialisation of agriculture in that country was key to transforming the farming sector.
She was speaking...
Fish project tackles malnutrition in Uganda
In Ugandan lakes, three highly nutritious, finger-sized fishes, known locally as ‘muziri’, ‘ragoogi’ and ‘mukene’ dominate fish catches. However, their nutritional – and economic...
A successful grain harvest motivates Marumoloe to expand his business
The successful 2022 grain harvest has inspired confidence in young farmer, Seitshiro Marumoloe and many emerging farmers to forge ahead with their agricultural businesses...
Can We Make Wise Use of Mutual Risk-Taking To Promote Smallholders?
By: Nimrod Israely is the Founder and CEO at Biofeed Ltd
A few days ago, I saw a trader's post on LinkedIn, saying, "As long as...
African Development Bank extends €121 million food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a €121 million loan to Senegal for implementation of an emergency agricultural programme that will...
Insurance payouts vital to protect Malawian smallholder farmers
After Malawi and other countries in the region experienced an extremely dry 2021/2022 agricultural season, the Government of Malawi and a coalition of partners,...
KubeKo assisting smallholder farmers in Cote d’Ivoire
One of the challenges farmers in Africa face is massive losses of produce since farmers in Africa frequently have to use primitive transportation methods...
The African Plant Nutrition Institute publishes its 2021 annual report “charting pathways”.
The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) has recently released its annual report showcasing its most recent projects, initiatives, and achievements.The report, titled “Charting Pathways”,...
Rwanda fairing in agricultural bio-technology: Experts
Agricultural experts are making a case for adopting agricultural biotechnology as crop production remains insufficient for both local consumption and exportation yet Rwanda’s economy...