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By Debra Mallowah, Head of Crop Science, Africa at Bayer SSA Across Sub-Saharan Africa, women have long been the bedrock of families and communities – female warriors who till the land, nurture crops, and feed nations. Yet, while they power the continent’s food systems, they remain invisible in the formal agri-food economy – the vast […]
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The Bank of Agriculture (BOA), represented by its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ayo Sotinrin, has signed a landmark deal with African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), represented by the Executive Vice President for Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Mrs. Kanayo Awani. The agreement was finalised during the recently concluded and highly successful Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) […]
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By Guy Dinmore Dr Ismahane Elouafi has her work cut out. As the new executive managing director of CGIAR, a global network of agricultural research centers, her mandate, simply put, is to tackle the world’s most severe hunger crisis in modern history. And it is in Africa that the former Chief Scientist of FAO with a […]
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By Maina Waruru Smallholder farmers from the Global South benefit from a grossly disproportionate 0.3% of international climate finance despite producing a third of the world’s food and despite holding the key to climate-proofing food systems. The family farmers and rural communities received around USD 2 billion from both public and private international climate funds out of the […]
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By Peter Simmon Bwire – Chief Agronomist at OCP Africa – Kenya The truth is, agricultural productivity in Kenya cannot exist without the involvement of smallholder farmers who are known for their resilience and ability to grow crops in harsh climatic conditions. As per the 2022 report from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), […]
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Smallholder farmers are the heart of the global food system, producing over one-third of the food we eat. Yet for many of the world’s 600 million smallholder farmers, farming is no longer a sustainable livelihood. Farmers are leaving their communities to pursue alternative livelihoods, adding to the weight of challenges already facing our food systems, […]
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Heifer International and Mastercard will partner to deploy Mastercard Community Pass, an innovative solution that helps connect smallholder farmers to financial and agricultural value-chain ecosystems. Heifer International, a global non-profit organization, and Mastercard have announced an agreement to connect millions of smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa to Mastercard’s Community Pass – a digital platform that makes it […]
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By Michael Gandombi Vaccination of animals is a start to reviving hope for people terrorised by rebels and agricultural diseases The Central African Republic remains fragile almost 10 years since its civil war in 2013. But, there are still bouts of violence which affect innocent people trying to rebuild their lives. Smallholder farmers across the […]
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The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has extended a USD 100 million trade finance facility to Agri Commodities and Finance FZE-LLC (ACF), a subsidiary of the Export Trading Group (ETG), one of the largest agricultural supply chain operators in Africa. In addition to funding the importation of fertilizers and vital agricultural […]
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By Wambi Michael The conflict in Ukraine has led to an increase in fertiliser prices in Uganda and neighbouring Kenya. Amidst the shortages, some farmers are shifting to a more sustainable way of enriching their soils using frass from the Black Soldier Fly. Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Marula Proteen Hub, based in Kayunga in central Uganda, […]
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