IFAD loan to help mitigate impact of crises on small-scale producers and the underserved...
The social and economic impacts of the COVID19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are creating significant challenges for the most vulnerable people, increasing the...
Leaps by Bayer leads investment round in AgTech pioneer NuCicer to bring unique and...
NuCicer, an agri-food technology company pioneering ultra-high protein chickpeas by harnessing the rich biodiversity of wild chickpea relatives, today announces the closure of an...
Adapt or starve – UN Agricultural Fund calls for urgent climate finance for small-scale...
With the negative impacts of climate change becoming more frequent and severe, including devastating droughts and floods affecting the poorest rural communities in the...
The greater Horn of Africa’s climate-related health crisis worsens
New analysis by the World Health Organization (WHO) has found that the number of reported disease outbreaks and climate-related health emergencies in the greater...
Zambia’s 1.2 mln ton food security under microscope
Agriculture interest groups have raised eyebrows over the Government’s assurance of the country’s food security until 2024 without qualifying what crops are in strategic...
Tradition leaders worry over hybrid seed proliferation
Traditional leaders in Zambia have asked the Government to set up a seed bank and protect the indigenous breeds and livestock from the influx...
Bamboo Capital Partners exits Banco Popular after triple-digit growth
Bamboo Capital Partners (“Bamboo”), the specialist impact investor operating in emerging and frontier markets, today announces its successful exit from Banco Popular, a Latin...
Africa climate negotiators to take a common position informed by science at the upcoming...
The upcoming COP27 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Egypt, starting on 6th November, will be coming towards the...
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)to provide core contribution to icipe
New partnership will boost Africa-Australia linkages; and Africa-Asia-Pacific connections
The Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), has signed a Partnership Agreement, with icipe, to provide...
African students learn modern agricultural techniques at Chinese universities
A high number of students from Africa took part in agricultural activities at an experimental base in the Quzhou county of Handan, Hebei province,...