28 year old IT graduate who left computers for not-so-famous snail farming in Kenya
Since 2007 when snail farming made its debut in Kenya, farmers are slowly considering the venture which is not yet that popular in the...
Engen and Fred Junior celebrate another successful NAMPO Harvest Day
Fred Junior MacCarthy, a passionate 12-year-old farmer from Brits, who dreams of helping feed the children of South Africa, received R20 000 from Engen during...
Mombasa Plastics Prize Awards Top Three Teams to Take over USD 50,000 for Scaling...
Challenge Works is pleased to announce the winning teams of the Mombasa Plastics Prize Awards and Celebration. The awards, which showcased the most effective...
Blue North Sustainability Launches Carbon Heroes QR Code for B-Graded Agri-Businesses in CCC Initiative
www.carbonheroes.co.za, an online platform. The platform showcases the inspiring stories of the Carbon Heroes of the Wine and Fruit industry - individuals and organisations...
UN Rural development agency partners with Amundi to issue IFAD’s largest sustainable bond to...
Today the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) issued its largest private placement (€115 million) to Amundi Asset Management, to increase financing for inclusive...
Herding 4 Health initiative positively impacts people and nature
Conservation International (CI), a non-profit environmental organisation, is working in Southern and Eastern Africa to unlock the potential of rangelands to support economic growth,...
On-farm autonomous solutions could help farmers boost profits; less than 5% have adopted autonomous...
Pressure on farmer profits – driven by rising costs for inputs, labor challenges, and climate change – and the push towards sustainability can boost...
From fruit to footwear: Kenya’s startup making shoes from pineapple wastes
In Kenya alone it is estimated that about 80,000 tonnes of pineapple wastes that include the leaves is produced monthly. The wastes are either...
AfDB allocates funds to facilitate access to fertilizer for smallholder farmers
A $528,600 grant will be provided to cover 94% of the project’s recurrent costs
Date of approval: 24 May 2023
Project name: AFFM Partial Credit Guarantee Provisioning...
AGRF, Heifer International and Generation Africa launch Pitch AgriHack 2023
With total prize money of USD 45,000, Pitch AgriHack 2023 will reward the most promising ventures that address key challenges and promote sustainable agricultural...