It is no longer business as usual for more than 170,000 farmers in Kigoma, Tanzania. They are the beneficiaries of Kilimo PiATA Tija Tanzania, an Continue Reading
How do you like your maize? Grilled or roasted? This is a conversation you are likely to have with a Tanzanian maize farmer if you Continue Reading
Smallholder farmers in Kigoma Region, Tanzania are turning their backs on low yields, post-harvest losses and uncertainty to embrace a transformative agriculture that promises prosperity, Continue Reading
Agro-dealers in Kigoma Region are an excited lot. AGRA’s multi-faceted interventions across partnerships with the Government of Tanzania, farmer organizations, seed companies, agro-dealers as well Continue Reading
More than three quarters of farmers in sub-Saharan Africa prepare their fields using back-breaking, antiquated hand hoes. According to Josefa Sacko Commissioner for Rural Economy Continue Reading
Despite low soil fertility in Uganda, the record for uptake and input use among smallholder farmers is recorded as the lowest in the world at Continue Reading
A new draft law known as the Plant Variety Protection Act in Nigeria is set to provide legal intellectual property rights to plant breeders who Continue Reading
Investments in sustainable seed systems for farmers create sustainable livelihoods and profitability
The lack of readily available, reasonably priced quality seed has been identified as the primary cause of poor agricultural productivity among smallholder farmers in Africa. Continue Reading
Adopting financing as part of a broader set of interventions to assist farmers in rural areas is one of the holistic approaches proposed by Louis Continue Reading