Harvesting potential: bolstering government efforts to reach Africa’s farmers Governments have a vital role to play in supporting smallholder farmers. But, argues Thierry Ngoga, Head Continue Reading
WOMEN SMEs and COVID-19:AGRA Survey Report Background Women in agriculture continue to be disproportionately affected by measures being taken in Africa to curb the spread of the Continue Reading
Name of event: AGRA’s International Women’s day celebrations Date of Event: March 8, 2021 Format of event: Virtual (GOTOWEBINAR) Number of persons attending: 153 Hosting Organization: AGRA Co-organizers: None Background The International Continue Reading
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 25, 2020 As COVID-19 continues to spread in Africa, women in agriculture are struggling to cope not only with the restrictions to Continue Reading
Africa is among the youngest continents in the world, with about 60 percent of the population being below the age of 25 years. While current job growth Continue Reading
Agricultural mechanization directly and indirectly affects yield gap: it reduces both harvest and post-harvest losses and is the low-hanging fruit that can bridge the gap Continue Reading
The role of the private sector in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been emphasized. Concerning agriculture-related goals, the challenges already facing Continue Reading
Nega Wubeneh joined Alliance for a Green Revolution (AGRA) in 2009 as a policy Program Officer responsible for Market and Regional Trade Policies. He has Continue Reading
With support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM), IFPRI Continue Reading
ACCRA, Nov 6 2020 (IPS) – When it comes to food security, the challenge is not always about producing more – it’s also about quality: producing Continue Reading