Building Food Security During the Pandemic
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 private sector, governments, development…
Rwanda Finalizes Plans To End Seed Imports By 2021
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 the Ministry of Agriculture and…
Treasury to inject Sh1.5bn into AFC for on-lending
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 AFC is expected to…
AGRA’s Head of Partnerships Jennifer Baarn joins new Commission on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification
Nairobi, Kenya – 02 June 2020 AGRA is pleased to announce that its Head of Partnership, Jennifer Baarn, has been appointed as a commissioner to a major new Commission on Sustainable Agriculture…
Urban agriculture: A viable safety net for the urban poor during times of crisis?
One of the most devastating side effects of COVID-19 and the associated national lockdowns is the impact it is having on food access for the poor. Sub-Saharan Africa, with…
Finding gold in groundnuts
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 pursuing for her children to…
Training On Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) With Abubakar Rufai
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 cultivates soybean, maize and…