Access to finance, training and entrepreneurship critical to building SA’s black farming community
This is according to AFGRI’s recently-renamed Lemang Agricultural Services, created specifically to train, develop and mentor new era farmers, and focused on the further...
IFAD launches global campaign to close gender gap in agriculture and amplify the voices...
On International Women’s Day, the United Nations' International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will kick off a campaign aimed at closing the gender gap...
Homegrown African seed companies outperform multinational peers in serving smallholder farmers
East African Seed and Seed Co top Access to Seeds Index for Eastern and Southern Africa
Seed industry efforts to reach smallholders...
Cargill holds educational seminars in Nairobi for Kenyan farming community
Some of the farmers and millers at the Cargill seminar
Cargill’s recent educational seminars held in Nairobi at the end of February were well attended...
John Deere Welcomes Initiatives to Support Emerging Farmers Announced in 2019 Budget
Jacques Taylor - John Deere MD Africa
John Deere has welcomed the R3.7billion allocation announced in the 2019 Budget Speech to assist emerging black farmers...
Op-ed: Strengthening Africa’s trade links through stronger Sanitary and Phytosanitary capabilities
Ghana’s vegetable exports continue after improvements to its SPS capabilities
By Dr Dennis Rangi – Director General – Development, CABI
Like many of my fellow Africans,...
AFGRI Technology Services partners with TuksNovation to drive agricultural innovation in SA
AFGRI Technology Services (“ATS”), which focuses on the development and implementation of agricultural technology (“AgTech”) solutions, will be partnering with the University of Pretoria’s...
The SUM-Africa project for smallholder farmers in Uganda sets higher targets for 2019
The Sum-Africa project, which is providing smallholder farmers in Uganda with satellite-based drought index insurance, has set higher targets for 2019. The project, which...
Togo and IFAD partnering for improved financial services and job creation for rural people
Over 50,000 vulnerable rural households in Togo will benefit from a US$35 million project that aims to spur inclusive rural economic growth and create...
Global seed companies are addressing climate change and nutrition needs but reach only 10%...
Access to Seeds Index shows seed industry making slow progress in key regions, including Africa
Thailand’s East-West Seed leads the way, followed by...