US’s Minnesota Department of Agriculture promotes trade in its first trip to Africa
The United State’s Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) took its first trade mission to Ghana this month.On July 5 to 9, Patrice Bailey, assistant...
Kenya: African Development Bank Approves a €63 Million Loan to Increase Cereals and Oil...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €63 million loan to Kenya to significantly boost cereals and oil seeds...
The Dairy Industry at Risk from Rising Temperatures
Climate change affects every industry in some form or another, but food and beverage industries suffer the most. The next time you go to...
The Controlled Release Fertilizer Market to cross USD 3.9 Bn by 2024
The growing requirement for sustainability in agriculture and rising food production insecurity worldwide have led to a substantial increase in the demand for controlled...
Liberia Minister says commercialisation of agriculture key to transformation
Liberia’s Agriculture Minister Jeanine Milly Cooper has said the commercialisation of agriculture in that country was key to transforming the farming sector.
She was speaking...
Fish project tackles malnutrition in Uganda
In Ugandan lakes, three highly nutritious, finger-sized fishes, known locally as ‘muziri’, ‘ragoogi’ and ‘mukene’ dominate fish catches. However, their nutritional – and economic...
Hundreds of school children in Zambia receiving meals to improve education
Villagers in Katongo, Zambia have received better nutrition thanks to a partnership between Salesian Missions, a U.S-based development arm of the Salesians of Don Bosco,...
Finverity announces launch of its Emerging Leaders Programme (ELP)
Finverity, the mid-market supply chain finance platform focused on emerging markets, today announces the launch of its Emerging Leaders Programme (ELP). The programme aims...
Claiming A Stake In The Sustainability Conversation
Africa’s voice on sustainability has considerable significance this year as the continent hosts COP27 (27th Conference of the Parties) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from...
UNEP identifies five threats to the water that sustains farms
Since the 1950s, innovations like synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides and high-yield cereals have helped humanity dramatically increase the amount of food it grows.But according...












