Uzbekistan and IFAD renew strategic partnership to address global challenges including food supply
Amid global threats including climate change, increasing food and input costs and rising poverty, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government...
Reseeding Grasses in African Agriculture for Cattle Grazing
Reseeding — also called overseeding — is the practice of planting seeds in an area with established grasses. It can potentially restore degraded areas...
Strengthen Collaboration on Climate Adaptation Across the Continent, Experts say
Titled ‘Adaptation Dialogue: Implementing the Vision’, the session called for strengthening collaboration on adaptation across the continentAhead of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change...
Devise own resources to mitigate climate change-WWF
Africa and the small island nations should devise alternative local resources than rely on 'unfulfilled funding' from developed nations for climate change adaptation, mitigation...
WFP helping Namibian farmers confront weather extremes
Drought followed by flooding has wiped out harvests in most parts of Namibia.Retired cattle auctioneer Kavanga Ngombe, 81, has seen his harvests shrink over...
Aviagen East Africa Celebrates Grand Opening of New Grand Parent Farms
Aviagen® celebrated the grand opening of its greenfield project, Aviagen East Africa Limited, on 2 September in Arusha, Tanzania. Aviagen East Africa Ltd is a...
World Food Forum exploring how science, tech, innovation can boost Africa’s agriculture
Africa's agricultural productivity has been stagnating for decades, but science, technology and innovation could offer solutions with measures such as enhancing soil health and...
Let’s exploit the impetus around climate change to scale up agriculture – panelists
The panel discussion, unlocking smart and inclusive Recovery in Africa through the private sector, was one of several at the three-day summitDevelopment lenders in...
‘Resonate Africa needs with COP27’-Campaigners
The two-day-African Climate Justice Torch Launch conference closed in Lusaka, Friday with a call for leaders to domestic and rename the conference: “African COP27”...
Agriculture and agro-processing are crucial economic sectors to transform the economy
Stakeholders and students attending a two-day Student Exposure Workshop that was hosted by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic) in Potchefstroom...