Catherine Nakalembe, the Africa program director for NASA Harvest, leads efforts to map crop conditions and build early warning systems for weather events by developing tools like maps, dashboards, apps and radio to make satellite…
By Jankey Ceesay Demba Sabally, the minister of Agriculture, has told lawmakers that The Gambia is expected to be rice self-sufficient by 2025/26. He made this statement while responding to questions from legislators of the…
By Bernard Benghan The Ghana Irrigation Development Authority (GIDA) has received a grant of $6,530,000 to begin rehabilitation works on the Aveyime Irrigation Scheme in the Volta Region and Ashaiman and Dawhenya Irrigation scheme in…
Uganda seeks a market for milk in North Africa after a constant trade war with its East African neighbor. This week, President Yoweri Museveni visited Algeria, where he signed a deal with Abdelmadjid Tebboune to sell agricultural products,…
FAO's Global Soils Doctors Programme trains farmers to diagnose and heal soils A visit to the doctor often begins with a stethoscope to assess the heart and lungs because before you treat someone, you need…
A Scientist, Ernest Aubee has expressed dismay over lack of financial investment on unexplored land for the development of ecological organic farming. Aubee, who is the Champion of Organic Agriculture and Agroecology in West Africa,…
Agriculture makes up 35% of Africa’s GDP and employs about half of its people, but the continent still imports billions of dollars of agri-product every year. Under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement,…
Solar pumps bring irrigation to farms and increase yields in food-insecure, arid Niger The World Bank-funded Niger Solar Electricity Access Project enables farmers to buy pumps Based on its success, a broader $800-million solar energy…
AgriPitch competition winner Adja Sembene Fall earned $25 000 in seed money for her Contanna tea company in Senegal. Photo: Supplied/Ventureburn Senegalese businesswoman Adja Sembene Fall’s start-up Contanna has been an inspiration to many in…
A new initiative called the African Agricultural Transformation Initiative aims to promote inclusive agricultural development in Africa. Founding partners include consulting firm McKinsey & Company, IFAD, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, and the…
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