AGRA’s Approach to Developing Domestic Rice Industries
Rice is one of the most important grains for consumers and farmers in most of AGRA target countries. In addition to meeting food needs of the growing middle class, rice…
Village Based Advisor turned Agro-dealer, in Njombe District, Tanzania
Rodrick Kibiki (36), is a standard seven graduate from Ilengititu village, Kichiwa ward, Njombe district, the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. He and his wife started farming 20 years ago when…
Scientist improves cowpea seed variety in Burkina Faso
Dr. Jean Baptiste De La Salle Tignegre, a beneficiary of Rockefeller and AGRA funding, graduated from the ACCI in 2011 and is currently working with AVRDC in Mali as a…
An Improved Enabling Environment opened new opportunity for farmers Organizations in Amhara
In the 10 years that Girum Tessema has worked for Merkeb Union, he has seen it grow in impressive style. The Merkeb FCU is multipurpose union that was established in…
Binta Yahaya Benefits from Improved Maize Seed Varieties and other Farm Inputs
Binta Yahaya, a mother of four, is a maize smallholder farmer from Kaduna State. She has been growing maize for over 25 years using traditional farming methods. For several years,…
Opinion: A Global African Agriculture Forum
Last week the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) turned global. Some 10,000 people from around the world, three times the normal attendance, watched and participated. There were several hundred physically…
On ne peut pas copier ce qui est fait en Chine ou au Brésil pour l’appliquer en Afrique – Fadel Ndiame, AGRA
Fadel Ndiame: Je vous remercie pour cette question importante, mais permettez-moi de faire un petit rappel historique sur le contexte de création de l’AGRA. Elle a été lancée à l’initiative de…