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...
Zayed Sustainability Prize Opens Submissions for 2023 Cycle
The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the UAE’s pioneering global award for recognising organisations and high schools with sustainability solutions, has officially announced that the 2023...
Agriculture extension officers in Ghana receive training in pest and disease management
The Bono East regional directorate of the Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the Crops Research Institute (CRI) of the Council for Scientific and...
Growing Crops in Severe Drought
Droughts are an ongoing complication for anyone in the agricultural sector. There’s little anyone can do to prevent them, so it’s best to prepare...