Climate change threatens to push millions of Africans into poverty by 2030 and unravel hard-won development gains. Many African countries have made significant development achievements in the last few decades with annual growth averaging 4.5%, but increasing weather, water, and climate risks threaten these gains. Transformative
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing immediate livestock protectionto drought-affected pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Ethiopia. Funded by the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (UN CERF) and the Humanitarian Aid Department of the European Commission (ECHO), FAO is carrying out treatment campaigns and helping households to sell
Following the success stories of the Agricultural Productivity Programme for Southern Africa (APPSA) in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, Lesotho has hailed the programme with expectations that it will yield more horticulture products. Characterised with climate-smart agriculture, APPSA will see Lesotho focusing on horticulture products, including
The leading agribusiness conference in Africa, organized by Centre for Management Technology (CMT), opens in Nairobi with a key presentation on Kenya’s Agricultural Transformation & Growth Strategy – explained in detail by Dominic Kitaka, Head of Agriculture Transformation Office, Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries & Irrigation, Kenya. He will highlight vital aspects such as agri-tech, vertical
Leaders from across Africa and around the world pledge new action to address the impacts of climate change on food production while revealing the hidden power of African agribusiness (Accra, Ghana, September 6, 2018)– A $500 million commitment to developing agriculture opportunities for young Africans,
US venture capital firm Village Capital has selected nine startups from seven countries across the continent for its Africa Agriculture 2019 programme. The programme, which Village Capital runs with the support of family office Ceniarth and the Small Foundation, is aimed at startups that develop granular solutions for smallholder farmers. Tech publication
Morocco’s OCP Group, the African Union (AU) Commission, and the AU Development Agency on Wednesday formed a tripartite partnership to support the development of the African agricultural sector, said the OCP group in a statement. The OCP, one of the world leaders in the fertilizer
President Akufo-Addo has cautioned African leaders, particularly, those responsible for agricultural development of their respective countries to note that the continent has no option but to digitize their internal processes including the Agriculture sector. According to the president, evidence in Ghana, in terms of success
The MoU was signed by HE Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, African Union Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, OCP Group’s Chairman and CEO, Mr Mostafa Terrab, and HE Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, CEO of the AUDA-NEPAD, represented by Dr Hamady Diop, on the sidelines of
A smallholder farmer and an agricultural entrepreneur were jointly awarded the Africa Food Prize Wednesday at the African Green Revolution Forum in Ghana. Dr. Emma Naluyima from Uganda and Baba Dioum from Senegal were chosen “for their remarkable achievements in demonstrating and promoting innovative and sustainable growth in Africa’s