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....
Oti region, Ghana receives relief package for rice farmers
Rice farmers in Kajebi in the Oti region have been given some respite regarding the acquisition of agricultural machinery.The farmers have been urged to...
How You Can Be The Leader Your Community Needs!?
Dr. Nimrod Israely - Founder and CEO - Biofeed Ltd.
WHAT ARE YOUR SUCCESS KEY CRITERIA?
I have always seen an advantage in the fact that...
Small-scale farmers need decent wages – IFAD calls on world leaders to commit to...
It is an outrage that rural small-scale farmers in developing countries, who grow a third of our global food, are paid a pittance for...
Youth agricultural constraints in Zimbabwe
By Hwande SheunesuZimbabwe is endowed in agricultural resources. As a result, agricultural activities have a large bearing on developmental issues in the country. It ...
Nirsal trains 700,000 farmers, banks desk officers on improved agricultural practice
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc, has trained over 700,000 farmers, including 2,600 mid-management and agriculture desk officers of...
South Korea to provide aid to farmers in Central Mozambique
The government of South Korea is set to aid smallholder farmers in the central Mozambican province of Sofala.Through its Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA),...
Global food systems must be disrupted and changed – new IFAD report recommends concrete...
Transforming global food systems to become more inclusive, fair and sustainable may seem an insurmountable challenge, yet there are concrete actions policymakers can take,...