The Better Life Farming Alliance launches in Latin America
The Better Life Farming (BLF) Alliance has been launched in Latin America starting with the opening of the first BLF Center in Córdoba, Mexico...
OneFarm Share – Growing Together Powered by HelloChoice Digital Trading Platform
OneFarm Share is an inspiring story of what can be achieved when key partnerships, backed by corporate support and aided by the latest technologies,...
Zero tillage making farming profitable in Africa
Zero tillage is making farming productive profitable in Africa while also improving soil health, yields for farmers especially in Uganda, Algeria, Lesotho and Zambia.Farmers...
How this Savings Cooperative in rural Uganda will serve women and their families
By M. Scott Frank and Ronald KibirigeGrowing up, 38-year-old Namata Goretti dreamed of becoming a doctor. But due to her family situation, she -...
Ghana introduces new rice variety at Nyariga District
Two new varieties of rice have been introduced in Bongo District in Ghana. (CSIR-SARI) developed and released the varieties as part of the implementation...
IFAD-funds cooperative projects to increase coffee and cocoa production in eastern Cuba
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Cuba hosted an event today at the Hotel Nacional in Havana to...
Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association presents Dr Joseph Mushonga with outstanding award for plant breeding...
By Wallace MawireThe Zimbabwe Plant Breeders Association (ZPBA) has presented an honorary life member award to Dr Joseph Nyika Mushonga, the current Deputy Director...
Tanzania working on creating a foot-and-mouth disease-free zone in Rukwa
Tanzania has the second largest livestock population in Africa and livestock keeping is an integral part of most people’s livelihood.However, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is...
Land O’Lakes Venture37 signs MoU with Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya to boost horticulture...
Land O’Lakes Venture37 through the Trade of Agriculture Safely and Efficiently (TRASE) project, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Fresh Produce...
Norwegian Minister Tvinneriem and IFAD President Houngbo to visit Malawi in wake of storms...
With Malawian farmers still reeling from tropical storms that devastated crops and livelihoods in recent weeks, Norway’s Minister of International Development and the President...