Bayer maintains strong position in Access to Seeds Index
Reaching more smallholder farmers is critical to tackle rising malnourishment.Bayer ranks number 3 on the global Access to Seeds Index published on January 28,...
Chibombo woman secures rights to land in her own name
By James Luhana, Manager - Inclusive Business and Tidzitwa Zulu Ilubala, Gender and Rural Markets
ManagerConstance Kangende is a single parent living in Mwachisompola village,...
Wefarm launches Champion Farmer award for farmers driving agricultural knowhow countrywide
Bonfese Wanjala, a maize farmer from Siaya, who was close to abandoning his loss-making farming eight months ago, has been named as Wefarm’s latest...
Norwegian government signs US $3m with WFP in support of farming in Tanzania
The Norwegian government yesterday signed a US $3m with the UN World Food Program (WFP). The funds are meant to go towards Farm to...
Small-holder Farmers Need Access to Financing Across the Agricultural Value Chain
Access to finance is needed to unlock Africa’s agricultural potential but it cannot be focused on just one aspect of the value chain at...
Burkina Faso and IFAD to boost rural productivity and smallholder farmer incomes
A new project targeting 57,000 of Burkina Faso’s most vulnerable smallholder farmer households will be launched 23 November in Ouagadougou, and will help toward improving food...
World’s largest farmer-to-farmer network, Wefarm, reaches over one million users and sends more than...
One in five farms in Kenya and Uganda now uses the network to share intel and answer one another’s questionsWefarm, the world’s largest farmer-to...
African Agriculture Summit Delivers Commitments to Attract Billions of Dollars in Agribusiness Investments and...
African Green Revolution Forum also cements new partnerships with China, Israel and Brazil, and embraces a new level of evidence-based leadership and accountability from...
Farm irrigation during dry season
By Nita Karume :
It often goes without saying that the prices of agricultural produce in dry seasons are often much higher than produce in...
Zimbabwe government launches US $200 000 project for rehabilitation of 2 major irrigation schemes
By Nita Karume ,The Zimbabwe government, together with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), recently unveiled plans of a US $200 000 project...