News
IFC, FMO announce loan to support South Africa's blueberry industry
01-27-2021 | 12:32:00A loan from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank FMO, announced a loan to support growth, exports, and jobs in South Africa's blueberry industry.
AfDB launches programme to mobilize $25 billion for climate change adaptation initiatives across Africa
01-26-2021 | 14:04:00African Development Bank President Akinwumi A. Adesina has announced the launch of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) to mobilize $25 billion to scale up and accelerate climate change adaptation actions across Africa.
aWhere partners with Kenyan government to empower farmers with weather services
01-26-2021 | 07:44:47aWhere, the provider of agricultural weather data and analytics, announced a new agreement with the government of Kenya, for the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization to gain use of aWhere's 6,787 virtual weather stations in Kenya.
Forty governments and leading institutions commit to support locally led climate adaptation
01-26-2021 | 06:47:27Forty governments, leading global institutions and local and international NGOs, including UN Development Programme, Climate Investment Funds, Zurich Investment Group, BRAC and Slum Dwellers International, have committed a new set of principles to ensure climate adaptation is led by local people.
IITA trains Nigeria women on homestead gardening
01-25-2021 | 06:51:00Through the USAID-funded Feed-the-future Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity, IITA has trained 300 women in homestead gardening in northeastern Nigeria.
East Africa's locust air force could be grounded as another wave of the scourge takes flight
01-20-2021 | 12:26:48A locust fighting force assembled by countries in East Africa to combat an invasion of the crop-devouring pest is at risk of seeing its activities grind to a halt as funding to sustain its operations dries up, FAO warns.
TechnoServe and Alteia partner to deploy AI solutions for climate-smart cashew programme in Benin
01-20-2021 | 07:45:08TechnoServe and technology platform Alteia have announced that they have signed a partnership agreement that aims to improve cashew farming practices through the use of aerial drone imagery and artificial intelligence.
EU funds €7.6m to address hunger challenges in Mozambique
01-20-2021 | 07:13:00A combined total of €7.6 million in funding from the European Union (EU) is helping the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) address the growing food needs in Mozambique driven by climate change.
AfDB grants emergency aid of $686,000 to combat adverse effects of drought in Madagascar
01-20-2021 | 07:05:00The African Development Bank (AfDB) approved an emergency aid of $686,000 to Madagascar intended to cope with the combined effects of the drought and the Covid-19 pandemic in the far south of the island.
Digital nutrient management tool reduces emissions, improves crop yields and boosts farmers’ profits
01-19-2021 | 10:31:48An international team of scientists, led by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), has demonstrated how better nutrient management using digital tools, such as the Nutrient Expert decision support tool, can boost rice and wheat productivity.
IITA bets on ICT to boost agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa
01-19-2021 | 10:25:02 IITA has been at the forefront of using information and communication technologies (ICTs) for research management and knowledge sharing, including extension, scaling out, e-learning, collaboration, and agricultural services enhancement.
World digital agriculture market poised to reach $21 billion in 2025, report
01-15-2021 | 06:18:44The Global Digital Agriculture market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 10.26% over the forecast period to reach a market size of $20.713 billion in 2025 from $11.527 billion in 2019.
[Nigeria] NYSC with IITA to create agricultural opportunities for the youth
01-15-2021 | 06:08:38The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and IITA are partnering to open up opportunities to youth in Nigeria.
Value Seeds, Mastercard Foundation partner to support women farmers' recovery and resilience in Nigeria
01-14-2021 | 07:00:0010,000 women in Nigeria will be selected as direct beneficiaries of a two-year agricultural intervention, as Value Seeds launches their COVID-19 Recovery and Resilience Intervention Project in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
FAO, IRENA join forces to boost renewables in food and agriculture
01-13-2021 | 10:47:00FAO and IRENA have underscored their continued commitment to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy technologies in agri-food, fisheries and forestry chains and sustainable bioenergy through the signature of a collaboration agreement.
COLUMNS.
[Column] Eric Kimunguyi: Europe proves to us that misdiagnosis is a perilous basis for banning crop protection
There is a device being used rather often lately by our most vocal lobbyists as they chase new regulation or the overturning of old rules: ‘Europe’ has banned it, or done it, or changed it, they are telling us, as a reason to reshape our own policies.. read full column here
Embracing blockchain technology to monitor the impact of biofortified seeds
The world population is expected to rise to almost 10 billion by 2050. To feed this number of people, we need to increase food production while using fewer resources.. read full column here
Economic uncertainty, food instability in Nigeria propel Alight to engage with unexpected partners
The economic impact of COVID-19 lockdowns throughout Nigeria, Africa's largest economy, has led to growing concerns around food instability .. read full report here
INTERVIEWS.
[Startup Interview] Grace Wanjiru, Director of Operations, Agricultural Solutions, Kenya
Agricultural Solutions Kenya has been working with rural communities and youth in the supply of agricultural machinery, biogas installations and training... read full interview here
[Startup Interview] Uju Ojinnaka, CEO, Traders of Africa, Nigeria
Traders of Africa, a Nigerian startup offers farmers and traders an online online marketplace to showcase and sell their products to a global market... read full interview here
[Startup Interview] David Finchman, Director, Tilapia Farming, South Africa
David Finchman is the Director of Tilapia Farming company in South Africa that is looking todevelop the infant industry across Africa... read full interview here