US $58M set to finance climate resilience of smallholder farmers in Africa
US $58M has been set aside by Acumen to finance climate change adaptation for smallholder farmers in Africa. Funded by several international financial institutions,...
Small holder farmers in Ghana to get a boost from Europe
Small holder farmers in Ghana to receive a boost from Europe. Coldiretti, the largest agricultural association in Europe plans to expand its model of...
Farmers in Uganda to receive value-addition facilities
Farmers in Uganda are set to receive value-addition facilities to boost cassava, maize and rice production. The World Bank, through the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Pfumvudza agricultural cotton scheme in Zimbabwe targets 520k household
The Pfumvudza agricultural cotton scheme in Zimbabwe is targeting 520, 000 households in marginalized areas in bid to increase production.Following the successful roll-out of...
How Should We Measure Farmers’ Economic Success?
"You will always focus on what you measure, so carefully consider what it is that you wish to measure.”
By: Dr. Nimrod Israely
When I look...
Survery: South Africa’s wine industry at tipping point
South Africa’s wine industry is at a tipping point as many wine businesses, particularly small companies and those under black ownership, face potential closure...
Smallholders farmers risk reduced yield due to climate hazards
The World Food Programme (WFP) projects that at least 30% of smallholder farmers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) are at risk of...
Murang’a Cooperative Union announces minimum guaranteed price
Murang’a Cooperative Union in Kenya has announced that farmers who supply their coffee to the union will benefit from minimum guaranteed price for cherry...
Zimbabwe to train 2million famers in conservation agriculture
The government of Zimbabwe is set to train nearly 2 million farmers in conservation agriculture. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations...
Aldi funds vegetable packhouse to help smallholder growers in Kenya
Aldi UK has funded construction of a vegetable packhouse in Kenya to help smallholder growers. The project is part work of international NGO Farm...