Maputo residents turn to rice farming
Over 60 farmers in Matola near Maputo, Mozambique have taken to growing rice near, and the harvest provides each farmer with between four to...
African Development Bank Group approves $127 million package to open up eastern agricultural areas
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger. The funds approved by the Board of Directors of...
Ugandan study reveals higher yields and pest resistance with Bt maize
African scientists have demonstrated that genetically modified Bt maize offers much higher yields and better pest resistance than conventional varieties — traits that could...
UNCTAD keeps Kenya’s small-scale female’s business afloat
Christine King’ola is a farmer who lives in Taveta town on the Kenya-Tanzania border and owns about two hectares of land, where she grows...
Rural African women embrace agroecology: FAO
The United Nations’ (UN) Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says at least a third of the world’s food is produced by smallholder farmers on less...
Rwanda achieves landmarks in the insect-based food and feed sector
Against a grand vision of mainstreaming edible insects as a way of achieving food security and economic growth, Rwanda has marked two major milestones:...
The Better Life Farming Alliance launches in Latin America
The Better Life Farming (BLF) Alliance has been launched in Latin America starting with the opening of the first BLF Center in Córdoba, Mexico...
Divorcing human rights from land rights would be a betrayal of the liberation struggle
Every year, on 21 March 1960, South Africa remembers the 69 people killed, and hundreds more injured, in Sharpeville when police opened fire on...
OneFarm Share – Growing Together Powered by HelloChoice Digital Trading Platform
OneFarm Share is an inspiring story of what can be achieved when key partnerships, backed by corporate support and aided by the latest technologies,...
Water and agriculture ; prospects for more efficient and sustainable use
Of all the resources needed for the planet and for life, water is undoubtedly the most important of all. "Blue gold" also plays a...