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.
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 ...
African agribusiness Small and Medium Enterprises seeking to fundraise for their businesses can now go online and have access to a newly launched platform where they can find articulated requirements for accessing the funds. “T...
VALUE4HER digital platform is Africa’s first agribusiness intelligence platform aimed at facilitating growth and development of women owned agribusiness enterprises. The platform seeks to expand visibility for women’s businesse...
By Apollos Nwafor, Ph.D. – Vice-President, Policy & State Capability Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa was already grappling with serious food security challenges, driven by factors such as drought, flooding a...
It is mango season in Kenya and in Murang’a County, in the Central part of the country, farmers are enjoying a bumper harvest, evident not just in the trees sagging under the weight of juicy mango’s but also by the number...