How this Savings Cooperative in rural Uganda will serve women and their families
By M. Scott Frank and Ronald Kibirige
Growing 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 Mawire
The 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...
European Investment Bank and First Capital Bank injects EUR 12. 5 million to boost...
First Capital Bank latest partner to join Team Europe Kulima Access to Finance agriculture financing initiative in Malawi; New agricultural financing to transform access...
Ipec, World Bank partner to insure smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a World Bank Group member, has partnered with Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC), a local insurance industry to create...
Kenya trains farmers in Kajiado County on value addition agriculture
Over 150 dairy farmers in Matasia town, Kajiado County in Kenya have received training on value addition agriculture.
The training through the national government Agricultural...