International News
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Agro Boye/Trade Hub Partnership to Increase Production of Key Crops in Senegal, Support Food Security
Through a $1.1 million co-investment grant from the USAID-funded West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub), Senegal-based agribusiness firm Agro Boye will increase ... -
Young Africans are fleeing farming. Agritech can bring them back
Field technician Maurene Adhiambu records data in Kenya. Credit: CIMMYT/Peter Lowe. As communities in Africa start to rebound from the initial impacts of coronavirus pandemic and ... -
Zimbabwe Benefits From U.S.$6,9 Million Animal Health Project
By Sifelani Tsiko Zimbabwe is set to benefit from a US$6,9 million project which was launched recently to combat animal trypanosomiasis, a parasitic disease ... -
Kenya calls on global lenders to ramp up investments in Africa agriculture
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. /CFP Image Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on global financial institutions to increase investments in agriculture as part of ... -
African Development Bank Delivers Engagement At the African Green Revolution Forum
The African Development Bank participated in a record-breaking 16 events at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), Africa’s largest agriculture conference, which concluded last ... -
Open Letter – the Green Revolution in Africa Has Unequivocally Failed
Rik Schuiling / TropCrop-TCS / Wikimedia Commons Farmer weed and furrow a cotton field in Kani (Nafanga Commune, Koutiala Cercle, Sikasso Region, Mali), July ... -
How telecommunication companies are using technology in agriculture and healthcare in Africa
Connected phones can save lives and secure food In Africa, the internet of things (IoT) plays an increasingly important role in sectors like agriculture ... -
Uganda: Smallholder Farmers Key to Economic Transformation
By Michael J Ssali I had the opportunity, last week, to read the essay authored by the former President of Ghana John Kufuor, about ... -
Diseases and pests main challenges to food security in Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal State
The directors of agricultural departments of the five counties of Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal have urged their government to fight and control diseases and pests affecting ... -
Africa: How to Feed the World Without Starving the Planet Is a $15 Billion Question
OPINIONBy Ruben G. Echeverría Washington DC — A population of more than 9 billion people, hotter temperatures, decaying ecosystems and increasingly severe natural disasters. ...
