Tag: AGRA
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Africa Food Systems Forum Kicks Off in Dakar with Youth-Led Vision
By Brandon Moss The Africa Food Systems Forum 2025 opened this week in Dakar, Senegal, with a strong focus on youth leadership and innovation in agriculture. The three-day summit brings together policymakers, agribusiness leaders, researchers, and farmers to chart a path toward sustainable and inclusive food systems across the continent. “This is Africa’s moment to ... -
China-Africa Agri-Tech Partnership Spurs Food Security and Rural Growth
Joel Bisoma checks the growth of Lingzhi, or Ganoderma lucidum, cultivated with Juncao technology at his farm in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, June 5, 2025. (Xinhua/Emmanuel Herman) NAIROBI, June 26 — Agriculture experts and policymakers gathered in Nairobi this week to spotlight the transformative role of China-Africa cooperation in driving agricultural innovation and rural development ... -
Why We Must Celebrate Africans Transforming the Continent’s Food Systems
By Boaz Blackie Keizire As Africa approaches the SDGs deadline, the next five years are critical for making substantial progress in transforming its food systems. This year in July and in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Africa is privileged to host the second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake, another stocktaking moment, 4 years after the UN ... -
AGRA’s VALUE4HER initiative empowers women in agribusiness, driving Africa’s food system transformation
By Buertey Francis BORYOR Country Director of AGRA Ghana, Dr. Betty Annan, has highlighted the significant impact of the African-led institution’s VALUE4HER initiative, a leading platform supporting women in agribusiness across the continent. Speaking at this year’s International Women’s Day (IWD) event in Accra, she revealed that over 10,000 women from 50 African countries, including ... -
AGRA Ghana calls for accelerated action on women’s empowerment in agribusiness
By Gloria Anderson The Country Director of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Ghana, Dr Betty Annan, has called for greater investments and policy support to empower women in agribusiness, stressing their critical role in transforming Africa’s food systems. Speaking at an event in Accra to commemorate International Women’s Day, Dr Annan highlighted the ... -
Africa must prioritise agriculture for sustainable development, says 2022 Africa Food Prize Laureate
THE 2022 Africa Food Prize laureate and Founding Director of the West Africa Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) at the University of Ghana, Professor Eric Yirenkyi Danquah has emphasised the urgent need for African governments to allocate more resources to agricultural research and development. His call comes amid growing concerns about food security and the ...
