African Agriculture and Food Systems
By Anthony Muchoki “Sometimes it looks unreal. It is like a miracle. Yes, it is a miracle… we never thought in our lifetime, we would be able to have a warehouse as big as this one- yes, and belonging to us- the smallholder farmers!” It is Mr. Osphard Sinkala, talking, looking at an imposing warehouse, […]
By Anthony Muchoki Simplified science and technology applications in agriculture are changing smallholder farmers lives for the better in many places across Africa. They range from ensuring healthy soils, bringing to smallholder farmers improved seeds, good husbandry and use of new storage technologies, among others. According to Dr. George Bigirwa, AGRA Vice President, such activities […]
By combining the latest crop models and local expertise in Vietnam, Uganda and Nicaragua, scientists developed a process to pinpoint where cash crops and food security is most threatened by climate change. The tool can help streamline climate spending. CALI, COLOMBIA – Climate change is already making life harder on farmers, especially in developing nations. […]
Kigoma: The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has commended the Government of Tanzania’s effort to uplift smallholder farmers in Kigoma Region. Mr. Donald Mizambwa, Associate Program Officer at Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) said the government and other stakeholders’ efforts in strengthening agricultural inputs system, technology development, and supply […]
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris Agreement emissions targets are met. Projections show parts of Europe, Africa, the Americas and Australia will be drier, while the tropics and north will be wetter. WAGENINGEN, THE NETHERLANDS – Even if humans radically reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the short term, […]
Kigoma, Tanzania; Do you like roasted or grilled maize? For this seed variety, it is not for you. The taste is not good at all. This is according to smallholder farmers in Kasulu, Kigoma Region yet, its is their preference for farming at the moment. The seed has lot of weight compared to any other […]
Mr. Linus Dominico, a resident of Nyakitonto Village in Kasulu District, who cultivates cassava, is experiencing bumper harvest, he has never seen in his lifetime. Mr. Suleiman Rumeya, cultivates maize in Msebehi village, Uvinza District. He says he has engaged himself in agriculture for the most part of his life, but what he has […]
“There is no meaningful poverty alleviation effort without addressing agriculture and its challenges.” These are words by Kigoma Urban MP Zitto Kabwe, which smallholder farmers, who are the majority populace in Tanzania and Africa at large, can easily identify with. Agriculture, after all, is the predominant economic sector in Kigoma Region, where the bulk of […]
Study shows how crowdsourced citizen science can improve and accelerate crop variety recommendations In the context of rapidly evolving climate conditions, a new study by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Bioversity International and partners addresses the challenge of climate adaptation in a way that is both scalable and targeted. […]
