Nestlé, AGRA and Sahel Grains have awarded three young farmers who have embraced agriculture as a business at Tumu in the Sissala East District of Continue Reading
Rwanda has not witnessed any disruptions in the supply of seeds to its farmers despite the lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19, according to Continue Reading
Abubakar Ahmed Rufai, is a smallholder farmer and community-based advisor from Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State. He comes from a generation of farmers and Continue Reading
The Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) will receive Sh1.5 billion from the Treasury in the next three years as one of the strategic State-owned entities. The Continue Reading
May 7, 2020 TONY BLAIR, AGNES KALIBATA Protecting food supply chains is the key missing component of an effective COVID-19 strategy. Global partnerships – particularly among the Continue Reading
For Mwatitha Brainati, 39, a mother of four from Mkukhi Village, Traditional Authority Kalonga in Salima District, farming is an occupation she vows to continue Continue Reading
Invasion of desert locusts, civil conflicts in parts of the West African region, and the global outbreak of COVID-19 pause a huge threat to Africa’s Continue Reading
Despite the lockdown to control the spread of COVID-19, Rwanda has not witnessed disruption in the supply of seeds to farmers, according to the Ministry Continue Reading
To the South Sudanese, sorghum is the closest to the king of crops. Its flour is used to make Kisra, flat bread made from sorghum flour and the most important meal for many communities. The flour is also used to make Asseeda – popular Sudanese porridge. Sorghum can be grown in a wide range […]
Weyzero Weletebrehan Berhe is a 53-year-old farmer living in the northern Ethiopian Tigray Region. She lives in a small rural area called Lesaleso. The northern part of Ethiopia gets minimal rainfall and since virtually all theagricultural practices are dependent on rain, it is difficult to make a living as a farmer. After her husband died […]