‘Donors dangle US$55 million for Africa’s climate adaption’
AFRICA’s relentless effort to mop resources, adopt and become climate change resilient has received a fillip from cooperating partners with a pledge to provide...
Zambia re-opens market wants more food stocks
Zambia has re-opened the crop marketing season beyond the 31 August deadline and wants more purchases for maize, soya beans, paddy rice, wheat, among...
SA witnesses increase in number of people employed in agriculture
South Africa has recorded a large increase in the number of people employed in the agriculture sector during the first quarter of 2022.This was...
Standard Bank and SAPPI collaborate to create jobs for young South Africans through agriculture...
Standard Bank and Sappi Southern Africa have partnered to launch an agricultural skills development programme in Eland’s Valley, Mpumalanga, that aims to alleviate youth...
Academics argue large-scale farming not working in Africa
Researchers have discovered that while large-scale farming in Africa may improve global food security, they have, however, noted that the system deteriorates the continent's...
The African Development Bank and the government support a financing agreement to develop agricultural...
Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Gabriel Mbairobe and the General Manager of the Commercial Bank of Cameroon, Léandre Djummo, have signed, on...
Madagascar: Yields increase for youth enterprises, thanks to an African Development Fund Project
Launched in 2016, the Young Rural Enterprises Project in the Central West of Madagascar has helped improve agricultural yields. Yields of rice and maize...
East Africa records uneven June/Sept seasonal rains
The East African region recorded an uneven start to the June to September seasonal rains resulting in poor resources in the rangeland and agro-pastoral...
Food Safety – Critical Element of Trade in Safe Agro-Food Commodities in East Africa
Food Safety - Critical Element of Trade in Safe Agro-Food Commodities in East Africa
Sustain Africa, an emergency response and resilience initiative supporting Ugandan farmers with affordable inputs...
This article outlines the launch and expected impact of an agricultural support initiative for rural farmers in Uganda called Sustain Africa. The initiative is...