African Development Bank supports small livestock farmers in Zambia to adapt to climate change
The Climate Resilient Livestock Management Project, implemented by the African Development Bank in Zambia between 2017 and 2022, has helped to equip small livestock...
USAID to invest $100M in supporting youth in agribusiness initiative in Tanzania
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is set to invest up to $100m (Sh250bn) in supporting the Tanzanian government’s Building a Better Youth...
The fast lane to progress: public-private partnerships drive service delivery and social development goals
A community development organisation is calling for more public-private initiatives to improve basic service delivery that can lift communities out of poverty and restore...
2023 Ashden Awards – African climate solutions lead the way in clean energy, nature...
Africa was centre stage in the 2023 Ashden Awards with four of the five global South winners being African low carbon innovators and one...
Agriculture defies the odds with a 10% y/y increase in jobs during Q3 of...
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
Today’s update on the Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) data from Statistics South Africa confirmed the resilience...
Afreximbank commits $2 billion as partners sign agreement for Export Agriculture for Food Security...
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank )yesterday in Cairo, entered into a framework agreement for the Export Agriculture for Food Security (ExAFS) Initiative with ARISE...
Better Cotton Expands in West Africa with New Côte d’Ivoire Programme
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the opening a new programme in Côte d'Ivoire and committed to supporting 200,000 domestic...
Middle East AgriTech firm, RedSea pioneering sustainable food production in harsh desert environments
By Zablon Oyugi
RedSea, a leading agri climate tech company in the Middle East and advancing commercial farming in hot climates globally is pioneering sustainable...
Sunflower can be much more than a catch crop
“Many South African grain farmers often view sunflower as a second-fiddle crop, instead of the star of their grain-production enterprise. As a result, they...
AATF awarded $1M for advancing agricultural technology in Africa
The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) was announced as the joint winner of the 2022 $1 million Al-Sumait Prize for African Development for empowering...