Farmers on Alert: Powerful El Niño Set to Hit Africa
Africa must brace for a powerful El Niño that could bring punishing heat and drought to the south, while triggering excessive rainfall and...
Agrifood systems emerge as a key driver of global biodiversity commitments
Agrifood systems are emerging as a critical pathway for countries seeking to turn global biodiversity commitments into practical action, with agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture, livestock...
Equity Group and IFAD Roll Out $200M Plan to Get Climate Finance to East...
Twelve-year blended finance mechanism to reach 260,000 smallholder producers and 500 rural enterprises across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, with Equity Group matching concessional...
Bank of Kigali, IFAD Unlock $12 Million for Rwanda’s Smallholder Farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, Bank of Kigali and Aceli Africa announced today that they are partnering to strengthen agricultural financing in Rwanda...
Bayer Strengthens Combined Seed and Crop Protection Portfolio, Sets Stage for Blockbuster Launches
Bayer is implementing its previously announced ambition to bring 10 blockbusters to market over 10 years, beginning to launch major Crop Science innovations in...
Ecovado and Alfa Laval Unveil Avocado Oil Plant to Strengthen South Africa’s Value Addition...
Ecovado was established by Hulisani Mudau, who recognized the region’s untapped potential: an abundance of avocados that could help address the limited economic opportunities....
What traditional medicine can teach us about protecting South Africa’s trees
By Graeme Wild, Chief Executive Officer, Sappi Southern AfricaEvery National Arbor Week, we quite rightly talk about the importance of planting trees.We talk about...
East Africa Pushes to Turn Agrifood Opportunities into Bankable Investments
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called on agrifood investment stakeholders to take decisive action to turn Eastern Africa’s...
AGRA at 20: Africa’s Food Systems Must Be Measured by What Farmers Earn
This is an honest twenty-year account. The report sets out where AGRA catalysed progress, where gains proved limited or fragile, and what was...
Corteva Seed Quality: The Gateway to Competitive Markets
For South African grain and oilseed farmers, producing a high-yielding crop is only part of the equation when competing on the local and international...