Government of Kenya partners with World Bank to upgrade poultry farming in the country
The government of Kenya has partnered with World Bank (WB) to upgrade poultry farming in the country. This move will see indigenous...
The promise of disease-resistant cassavas in Rwanda
The Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resource Development
Board (RAB) and researchers have urged farmers to embrace cassava varieties
that will resist diseases and increase...
Post-harvest practices that increase farmer revenue and sales
In Africa, a significant portion of food loss occurs in early stages of the food value chain, mainly due to financial, managerial...
Potato farmers in Rwanda seek subsidies on agro-chemicals
Rwandese smallholder farmers growing Irish Potatoes in the Northern and Western regions have requested the government to extend subsidies on agro-chemicals and...
Bayer helping transform the food system through innovation in agriculture
Flower strips at this Bayer Forward Farm offer habitats for insects in the field and are one of many sustainability...
The future of farming is female
Globally, reports the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the majority of economically active women in the least-developed countries work in...
Gambia’s KMC partners with the British High Commission for a US $9,652.51 project
The Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) in partnership
with the British High Commission launched a solar cold storage project worth US
$9,652.51 for the women...
Food systems are damaging our health and the planet, new report
The Global Panel
on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition is today announcing the launch of
its new report, Future Food Systems: For people, our...
Development of the ‘Nano-clay’
Within 40 days since the COVID-19 lockdown, a once unproductive plot of sand in the United Arab Emirates had become littered with...
The 2020 African Agriculture Status Report debut
The
2020 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR) was at the African Green
Revolution Forum (AGRF) virtual summit in Kigali, Rwanda.
The
report...