In Keeping with the role of AGRA as the catalyst for a uniquely African Green revolution, this news dashboard seeks to increase information access on Africa's Agriculture Transformation by aggregating news from our partners, governments, private sector and all value chain actors.
Mah SIDIBE is Malian CBA, agent for seed sales and grain aggregation, from the village of Sénou, in the district of Dioïla, Koulikoro region. She is playing the role of and CBA-agrodealer. Since 2018, she benefited from AGRA su...
NAIROBI, Mar 6 2021 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic is arguably one of the biggest disruptors to modern day life as we know it. The economic and social disruption caused by the pandemic is devastating; millions of people ha...
Africa needs to take full advantage of its close-ties and cooperation with China, in terms of technology transfer, skills and policy development, to fully revolutionize its agricultural sector, according to an agricultural expe...
Agriculture is the economic mainstay of the majority of households in Rwanda and makes a significant contribution to the Rwanda’s economy. It accounts for approximately 30% of the GDP and is the biggest employer. In all develop...
As the world gradually adapts to a post-pandemic reality, policies will need to be developed and implemented to ensure that no one is left behind. Agriculture accounts for at least 23 per cent of Africa’s GDP, policies and inve...
AGRA has kicked off the celebrations of 2021 international women’s day by a series of in -country VALUE4HER networking and advocacy events. These events promote interactions among women companies, markets actors and other publi...
Martha Murugi Thuo is a Village Based Advisor/ Agro-dealer (VBA/VBAD) from Gathanje Village, Githunguri Sub County in Kiambu County, Kenya. Through AGRA supported program, she was recruited as a VBA in 2019, trained and given m...
Rosemary (58), based in Mzuzu, Northern Region of Malawi distributes fertilizers, seeds, chemicals and plans to add hardware stuff to her list. She started around 2010 with a capital of $700 (K500,000) which enabled her order a...
Grace Yohana is an agrodealer in Maraban Rido community in Chikun Local Government Area, Kaduna State Nigeria. Through AGRA training and extension support she developed the skills and was linked to input suppliers in 2019. Util...
Speed read Agnes Kalibata has led the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa since 2014 A child of refugee parents, she became a highly acclaimed agricultural scientist She says female scientists must be hardworking and ‘do ...