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Agriculture sustains millions of people in Zimbabwe, serving as a vital source of both food and income. But climate-related pressures affecting land, crops, rainfall patterns, and increasing pest outbreaks are threatening smallholder farmers’ harvests, leaving them food insecure. Scientists at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in the capital, Harare, have teamed up with government […]
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The hybrid conference GLF Africa 2026: Stewarding Our Rangelands concluded today after two days of high-level dialogue and global engagement to advance action for rangelands and pastoralist communities. The 8th edition of the Global Landscapes Forum’s flagship event in Africa convened 133 organizations, over 5,500 participants online and more than 800 at the CIFOR-ICRAF Nairobi Campus in support of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists. Participants hailed from 135 countries, representing local and global governments, Indigenous Peoples, communities, research […]
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Over one thousand stakeholders from across government, finance, development, and the private sector are set to convene in Nairobi for the Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2026 Summit, seeking to drive a dialogue to unlock sustainable financing for Africa’s agri-food systems. Scheduled to take place from 30 June to 2 July 2026, the summit will […]
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Join policymakers, innovators and experts gathering in Nairobi and online on 6–7 May to lay the ground for resilient rangelands – a vulnerable landscape that supports 60% of the world’s food production The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) will present a global hybrid conference on sustainable rangelands in Africa. These ecosystems support 60% of the world’s food production but are under threat from the climate crisis, conflict, mismanagement and underinvestment. GLF Africa 2026: Stewarding […]
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By Dr. Fentahun Mengistu, Country Director, Sasakawa Africa Association – Ethiopia On the outskirts of rural Ethiopia, a farmer tests a new seed variety under erratic rainfall. She is not watching policy documents or global summits. She is watching her harvest. And standing between her risk and her reward is one person: the agricultural extension […]
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In Honduras, 90,000 farmers are improving animal health, breeding and grazing, part of hundreds of thousands across Africa and Asia who are adopting regenerative practices with Heifer’s support. Supporting smallholder farmers to adopt regenerative and climate-friendly livestock practices can boost the sector’s sustainability, says Heifer International, which has supported tens of millions of farmers across […]
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Trees for the Future (TREES) has published its revised Forest Garden Training Manual, a comprehensive resource designed to support farmer-driven, climate-resilient agroforestry systems worldwide. This new Technical Manual for Trainers is a practical, science-backed guide, built on more than 30 years of TREES’ field experience, co-created with farmers and other sector experts, and shaped by decades of […]
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By Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification of small-scale tree farming operations in South Africa is gathering momentum with over 870 certified in one FSC group system and many more in the pipeline. The target is to certify 3,000 small-scale grower operations in South Africa over the next few years. This progress […]
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A new agenda to realize the urgent and untapped potential of sustainable livestock systems to address climate related shocks and fragility in West Africa and the Sahel was set out on the sidelines of recent climate negotiations taking place in Bonn. The roundtable dialogue included donors, government ministries, African negotiators, civil society actors and research […]
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More than 115 agrifood experts, government advisors and business leaders are calling for animal-source foods to be excluded from a UN declaration to eliminate trans-fatty acids. A draft UN declaration to eliminate trans-fatty acids from global diets risks inadvertently denying the world’s poorest the nutritional benefits of milk and meat, experts have said. A new declaration to […]
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