Author: Brandon Moss
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NADF Says Low Investor Confidence is Holding Back African Agriculture
Low investor confidence, weak institutions and unreliable agricultural data are limiting Africa’s ability to attract the capital needed to transform its food systems, according ... -
African CSOs Call for Greater Investment in Commercial Agriculture
African civil society organisations are calling for a shift away from aid dependency towards greater investment in commercial agriculture, arguing that smallholder farmers, women ... -
Seedless Fruit Raises Questions Over Seed Sovereignty In African Agriculture
The growing popularity of seedless fruit is transforming consumer preferences, but it is also raising important questions about who controls planting material and how ... -
Malawi Looks To Regional Value Chains To Turn Agriculture Into A Trade Engine
Malawi is being urged to look beyond its domestic market and build stronger agricultural value chains with neighbouring countries as it seeks to turn ... -
Nigeria Urged To Increase Investment In Agricultural Research And Innovation
Nigeria must significantly increase investment in agricultural research, plant breeding and scientific innovation to improve productivity and strengthen national food security, according to Prof. ... -
South Africa Set To Expand Stonefruit And Cherry Exports To China
South Africa is set to deepen its fresh produce trade with China, with a new stonefruit export protocol expected to be formally signed by ... -
FG Pushes Innovative Financing To Accelerate African Agriculture
The Federal Government of Nigeria is calling for a new approach to agricultural financing that combines public, private and concessional capital to accelerate the ... -
Soil Health Takes Centre Stage In Africa’s Agricultural Future
The International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC) has unveiled a new strategy for the next decade, placing soil health at the heart of Africa’s efforts ... -
Pruned, Felled, Cleared — Now What?
A Guide to Repurposing Garden Waste This Spring It’s a familiar scene at this time of year in many gardens: a few branches here, ... -
Africa’s Green Revolution Falls Short As Productivity And Food Security Gains Remain Limited
Twenty years after the launch of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (Agra), a new assessment has raised serious questions about the ...
