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
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 […]
Mama Mbwilo is a Hub Agro dealer located Sumbawanga Municipal in Rukwa Region, Tanzania. She started the business with a working capital of USD $2,202 and her business has grown up to almost USD $110,132 which helps her to serve majority number of small holders in both rural and urban areas of Sumbawanga region. Mama […]
Fátima Bolacha is a 53 years old widow who had to take care of four children. Today she is a well-established business woman based in Ribáuè district, where she runs her small milling company. She is operating formally since 2011 and currently employs 5 full-time workers, with additional seasonal workers hired during the commercialization period. […]
For the first time in history, farmers in South Sudan will now be able to grow four different hybrid maize varieties customized for their country’s environs, a move that experts believe will double or even triple the yield of the crop on their farms from the current 1.5 metric tons per hectare. South Sudan’s farmers […]
Kiambu County’s rustic charm is matched by the warmth and friendliness of its hard-working people. Several kilometers from Kenya’s capital of Nairobi, improved agricultural practices are improving the livelihoods of families. The smallholder farmers’ determination stands firm at the odds they are up against, which includes declining soil fertility, increasingly poorly distributed rainfall as a […]
Our food systems must change to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Agnes Kalibata is the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the 2021 Food Systems Summit. Since 2015 she has served as President of AGRA Food is more than what we eat. It’s more than what satisfies our hunger. It’s more than what […]
Hundreds of plant species around the world were backed up today at a “doomsday vault” in Svalbard, Norway, the first big deposit to the Arctic facility since an upgrade to future-proof it against climate change. The seeds of onions from Brazil, guar beans from central Asia and wildflowers from a meadow at Prince Charles’s home […]
Nairobi, Kenya August 16, 2019 – The AGRA has announced the appointment of H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, as its Board Chair replacing Continue Reading