“20 African countries – 12 from north Africa and eight from sub-Saharan Africa – thrown into jeopardy due to a sudden break in the flow of wheat, maize, soybean and rice from the black-sea region”
Dr. Nwafor: The Green Deal Could Help Address Africa’s Food Security Challenges The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has brought about new complexities in the...
Nestlé partners with Africa Food Prize to strengthen food security and climate change resilience
Release: 9 Nov, 10:00 (CET +1) VEVEY, Switzerland: November 9, 2022 – Nestlé announced today that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate...
Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization KALRO thank Ruto following the lift of a 10-year ban on Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) imports and cultivation in Kenya
8 October 2022 Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization KALRO takes this opportunity to thank H. E. President Hon William Samoei Ruto following the lift...
AGRA’s Centre of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA) seeks to have Africa’s agriculture researchers to solve smallholder farmers’ woes
Dar es Salaam, 06/Nov/2022 Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Anthony Peter Mavunde, has underscored the need for agriculture researchers and scientists in Africa to...
Understand seed breeding and multiplication of different seed classes –
By Dr Emmarold Mneney...
T-Hakiki: preventing the sale of input counterfeits with mobile technology takes root in Tanzania
Tanzania- East Africa’s agriculture powerhouse has made a lot of strides in controlling the sale and use of uncertified input, thanks to public and private...
AGRA’s Board Chair, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn and President, Dr. Agnes Kalibata at COP27
Sharm El Sheikh, November 03, 2022 – AGRA’s Board Chair, H.E. Hailemariam Dessalegn and AGRA’s President, Dr. Agnes Kalibata, will be leading a delegation to...
Daily News: Tanzania Eyes to Boost Rice Yields
By Henry Lyimo, Daily News, TanzaniaTHE government is keen to adopt policy measures that will boost rice production to sustain self sufficiency of the food...
BBT-YIA Opportunities for Tanzania’s Youth and Women in Agriculture
Date: October 20, 2022 Tanzania’s agriculture sector, while historically vital, faces a pressing challenge: engaging the nation’s youth. As agriculture accounts for 66.6% of employment...
Bloomberg TV plans to expand coverage in Africa.
To add live reporting from Johannesburg, Kigali, Lagos and Nairobi Bloomberg Media to bring additional local programming to the region Bloomberg plans to expand its...