Cote d’Ivoire: African Development Bank-supported Digital Platform will Support Women Farmers to Gain Access...
The platform is part of a UN Women project in Cote d’Ivoire to strengthen women’s agricultural resilience to climate change
Women farmers in Cote d’Ivoire...
TROPICSAFE achieves significant results to better manage lethal yellowing in palms, yellows in grapevine,...
For five years, the TROPICSAFE project, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and coordinated by Prof. Assunta Bertaccini (University...
CIMMYT turning mechanisation wheels for Zimbabwe farmers
A new project aiming to climate-proof Zimbabwean farms through improved access to small-scale mechanisation to reduce labour bottlenecks has been launched.
The Harnessing Appropriate-scale Farm...
Agriculture and the challenge of climate change
In view of Earth Day, BKT dedicates the sixth episode of Global Trends to the theme of the climate emergency and how agriculture is...
Zimbabwe to inject US $51M in SIRP
The Government of Zimbabwe and development partners have injected at least US $51 million towards the Small Holder Irrigation Revitalisation Programme (SIRP) to rural...
Taita Taveta, in Kenya sets sight in macadamia farming
Taita Taveta County in Kenya is set to increase macadamia production in its quest for a food-secure county.
With extension support from the national government...
IFAD fights rural poverty by addressing climate change effects in Mexico’s Balsas Basin
UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Mexico have signed a financial agreement today that will support the implementation of...
IFAD provides economic opportunities to smallholder farmers’ and artisanal fishermen’s livelihoods in Haiti
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Haiti signed a financing agreement today for the implementation of the Inclusive...
Severe foods shortages hit 13% of Zambians
Farming families in Zambia are experiencing a slow and silent climate crisis that has driven about 13%of the population into severe food shortages, which is...
How rural Africa is achieving equitable and effective food system transformation
Food systems in Africa are transforming at a rapid rate. However, while it’s important to encourage and drive change, it’s also vital to ensure...