Saai welcomes the suspension of vouchers for subsistence farming
Saai welcomes the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s decision to suspend the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) aid packages that was implemented...
U.S. Government Investing $1.9M to Boost Fonio Exports from Mali
Establishing a direct trade of fonio between the United States and Mali is the ambitious goal of a joint project of two companies, Mali Shi...
Zimbabwe farmers establish dry mango processing centres
By Lawrence PagangaSMALL-SCALE farmers in rural Gokwe, Zimbabwe have established community-based mango dry processing centres sold to citizens in urban areas.Gokwe is a district...
SoAR Foundation to launch international advocacy campaign to strengthen agricultural research and development for...
The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation has received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to launch a global advocacy campaign...
Denmark commits millions to vulnerable farmers through IFAD’s climate adaptation fund
In the wake of COP26, which featured a strong call for increased finance to help the world’s poorest countries adapt to the impacts of...
Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change
As climate change worsens, millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa grapple with unprecedented weather changes and influxes of pests and diseases that ravage...
France invests €200,000 to enhance women agricultural skills in Nigeria
A sum of €200,000 has been invested by France in enhancing the rural women’s skills in producing higher value-added agricultural products and in leading...
Food producers need a greater voice in global climate forums, says Finnish development leader...
Food is one the defining issue of our time yet, as we have seen at the recent COP26 climate conference, the people who produce...
OneFarm Share: Making An Impact From Farm to Fork
Market conditions created as a consequence of early lockdown measures in 2020 were the catalyst for the development of Standard Bank’s OneFarm Share. Instantly...
$2million dedicated to increase women’s incomes through Beekeeping in Ghana
For smallholder farmers in Ghana producing shea butter, bees are normally pests to swat away. But these insects will soon prove invaluable to farmers...