New IFAD-supported US$126.8 million project to boost food security, incomes and resilience for over...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Kenya signed a US$ 126.8 million investment project that will assist over two...
YEFFA Mozambique Empowers Youth in Agriculture, Charts Paths For Economic Resilience and Job Creation
The Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Agriculture (YEFFA) Mozambique Convening, held under the theme “Empowering Youth for Engagement in the Agri-food Sector to...
Restituted land is enabling young people to realise new opportunities in the country’s land...
In South Africa, where youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, reaching over 45% of people between the ages of 15 and 34 years, the land...
Equitable access to land is key to investing in rural development, fighting hunger and...
If the tenure of their productive lands is guaranteed, the rural population can play a decisive role as a driver of transformation of agri-food...
New South African Plant Breeders’ Rights law comes into effect
South Africa’s new Plant Breeders’ Rights Act 12 of 2018 (new Act) has, by proclamation in the Government Gazette of 6 June 2025, been...
At UN Ocean Conference, IFAD advocates to boost innovative finance for coastal communities to...
Governments, multilateral organizations and private sector actors must urgently scale-up innovative ways to drive finance to small-scale fishermen and coastal communities to boost the...
CGIAR Sustainable Farming Program deploying scientific tools to ensure food security from pests and...
World Pest Day is observed on June 6th to raise awareness about the impact of pests on human health, food, and the environment, and...
The OpenAg Foundation launches raising $1.3 million USD for water security project to help...
An event in Cannes has marked the launch of The OpenAg Foundation, a non-profit foundation on a mission to deliver food security, develop farmer...
Bottling Hope: How Qobo Qobo Essential Oils is changing lives in Keiskammahoek
They say essential oils are nature’s bottled whispers. At Keiskammahoek’s Qobo Qobo Essential Oils, an hour away from East London, those whispers are telling...
Thanda’s Agroecology Initiative Aims to Shift the Future for Young South Africans as Youth...
With youth unemployment levels in South Africa currently sitting at a staggering 46.1%, according to Stats SA last week, the urgency to find sustainable...