The Global Center on Adaptation to Help Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia Adapt to Climate...
The project valued at $600 million aims to increase the resilience of Ethiopia’s food systems and its preparedness for food insecurity
The Global Center on...
AFEX expands operations to Kenya
Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange to replicate Nigerian success by empowering thousands more smallholder farmers across the continent
AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities exchange and commodities market...
IFAD inaugural bond issuance to Asian investor Dai-Ichi Frontier Life ramps up investments to...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has today issued its first-ever bond in Asia of US$50 million with the Dai-ichi Frontier Life Insurance...
Competition to challenge Africa’s young agric entrepreneurs
Young innovators in Africa’s agriculture and food sectors are being urged to participate in an upcoming competition aimed at developing solutions that can help...
First batch of smallholder farmers successful completes hands on training on potato production
In a quest to empower subsistence and smallholder farmers in the Province, the North-West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) has recently trained...
Namibia launches plan to support small-scale fisheries
Namibia has unveiled new voluntary guidelines for the sustainable management of the country’s small-scale fisheries as the country begins implementing its National Plan of...
KOICA volunteers active in Mityana
On 17 Jun, the usually-quiet village of Kawolongojjo, Ssekanyoni subcounty was bustling. It was the day two sister villages were coming, namely Kittanswa and...
Zim agric students call for recognition during attachment
Agricultural students in Zimbabwe have called for recognition from farmers and farming organisations during their internship period.
This comes amid reports that they face “very...
In Burkina Faso, Artisan Soap Is Far More Than a Luxury
We’ve all seen it at farmers markets, fairs, in certain supermarkets and in other places: Hand-crafted soaps. These usually smell very nice and produce...
Off-Grid Solutions Are Essential to Small Farms
More than half of the population in sub-Saharan Africa carves out a living on small farms. In this same region, internet connection is poor...