Norwegian Minister Tvinneriem and IFAD President Houngbo to visit Malawi in wake of storms...

With Malawian farmers still reeling from tropical storms that devastated crops and livelihoods in recent weeks, Norway’s Minister of International Development and the President...

European Investment Bank and First Capital Bank injects EUR 12. 5 million to boost...

First Capital Bank latest partner to join Team Europe Kulima Access to Finance agriculture financing initiative in Malawi; New agricultural financing to transform access...

Agroforestry: Planting Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development

By Dr. Chris MacolooPlanting trees is one of the more effective ways to counter the effects of climate change. Numerous initiatives, some that entail...

Vodacom enables early childhood development centres to go green

Vodacom’s commitment to halving its environmental impact by 2025 remains a key priority. This pledge is being put into action in a new Vodacom...

The effects of COVID-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods

As COVID-19 took hold in March 2020, the primary focus was on ensuring that people stayed healthy and safe from infection. However, it soon...
Kenya trains farmers in Kajiado County on value addition agriculture

Kenya trains farmers in Kajiado County on value addition agriculture

Over 150 dairy farmers in Matasia town, Kajiado County in Kenya have received training on value addition agriculture.The training through the national government Agricultural...

Mozambique farmers bet on water-saving tools to produce more with less

Maria Sitoe is a happy farmer: this season she is expecting to harvest 3 tonnes of tomatos grown under drip irrigation. Sitoe is president...

Protecting reverse osmosis plants through water pre-treatment

Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a separation technique that is suitable for a wide range of applications, especially when salt and/or dissolved solids need to...

The potential of gene editing is vast, an African scientist says

Gene editing is making it easier for researchers to help local plants varieties adapt to changes in the local environments and provide better nutrition.This...

World leaders call for innovative solutions and urgent financing to address rural poverty in...

World leaders today called for urgent and innovative investments to help rural communities in the world’s poorest countries adapt to climate change.  Speaking at...
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