Projects
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African Agriculture: The Global Key to Ending Hunger and Building Climate Resilience
A new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), in collaboration with the Paris Peace Forum, positions African agriculture as a linchpin in solving two ... -
NEC Africa Partners with Côte d’Ivoire to Digitize Agriculture and Strengthen Food Security
NEC Africa has launched a strategic agricultural digitization initiative in Côte d’Ivoire, in collaboration with the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Food ... -
$14m Mobilised for Smallholders as Part of $200m Private-Finance Push
By Brandon Moss The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has made its first capital allocation under the Business Investment Financing Track (BIFT), ... -
Southern Africa Scales Climate‑Smart Irrigation to Shield Crops from Drought
By Brandon Moss Climate‑smart irrigation projects are being rolled out across Southern Africa this season to protect staple and high‑value crops from worsening dry ... -
Community Seed Banks Accelerate Fast-Track Distribution of Drought-Tolerant Beans
Community-managed seed banks in drought-prone districts have proven effective at rapidly distributing certified drought-tolerant bean varieties during planting windows, reducing the typical lag between ... -
Precision Sorghum Farming Delivers Higher Yields for Sahel Smallholders
In parts of the Sahel, pilot programmes combining low-cost precision agronomy with drought-tolerant sorghum varieties are delivering measurable yield uplifts for smallholders. Farmers provided ... -
Export-Ready Avocado Clusters Boost Farmer Incomes in East Africa
Several East African districts have organised cluster-based avocado production models that bridge smallholder supply into export-certified packhouses, enabling farmers to access premium markets and ... -
Implementation of South Africa’s Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan Is Essential
Since the Department of Agriculture’s recent seminar on the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP), discussion has shifted from design to delivery; the pressing ... -
Post-Harvest Cold Storage Hubs Transform Tomato Value Chains
By Brandon Moss Cooperative-led cold storage hubs are stabilising tomato value chains in several East African regions by allowing smallholder producers to pre-cool, sort ... -
Smallholder Solar Irrigation Expands in Southern Africa
Small-scale solar-powered irrigation pumps are rapidly increasing dry-season production for smallholder farmers across parts of Southern Africa. Where diesel and grid electricity were unaffordable ...
