The French Development Agency and the International Fund for Agricultural Development join hands to...
On 1 November 2021, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will sign a €7 million grant agreement...
COP26: Pastoralists and rural entrepreneurs from Asia and Africa amongst speakers at IFAD Pavillion
Pastoralists and young rural entrepreneurs from six different Asian and African countries will be at COP26 in person and virtually to share their experiences...
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Pledges $315 million to Support Innovations That Help Smallholder...
Today at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation pledged US $315 million to the CGIAR global agriculture research partnership to help hundreds of millions of smallholder...
Fish farmers from Kenya receives pond liners, fingerlings
Fish farmers from Kirinyaga County in Kenya have received fishpond liners, fingerlings and feeds to enable them undertake beneficial fish farming.The County government selected...
Smart fertilizer software and SupPlant develop new App combining irrigation and fertiliser
SupPlant, the Leading precision agricultural technology company, partners with Smart Fertilizer Software to create a sensor-less precision plant nutrition platform designed for farmers across the globe...
Life at 50°C: Nigeria Burning
As part of Our Planet Now, the BBC’s ongoing commitment to programming which explicitly explores the environment and the challenges facing the natural world,...
Climate change to force crop switch for small farmers
Small farmers around the world who grow thirsty crops like corn will face a huge adaptation challenge as the effects of climate change worsen...
IFAD report predicts steep drop in African staple crops by 2050, prompting urgent call...
Staple crops in eight African countries could decrease by as much as 80 percent by 2050 in some areas if temperatures continue to rise...
Zimbabwe moots compulsory insurance for small scale farmers
The government of Zimbabwe is mooting for compulsory insurance for small scale farmers. According to Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) Holdings acting chief executive, Francis...
SupPlant Brings AgriTech To 500K Maize-Grower Women In Kenya
As of this morning, 500,000 smallholder maize farmers - mostly women living in Bungoma and Busia - will have access to SupPlant’s sensor-less technology....