African Heads of State and Government united to bolster agricultural sustainability and enhance smallholder farmer livelihoods by endorsing the Nairobi Declaration articulating the outcomes of the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit convened in Nairobi, Kenya from the 7th to 9th May 2024. The Declaration signified a transformative step towards improving access and affordability of certified quality organic and ...

African Union Members Heads of State, representatives of the African Union Commission and other international institutions at the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit 2024. African heads of state have committed to supporting the full operationalization of the Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism, a step that will empower it to invest in yield-boosting technologies and soil ...

Benedict Russo, a farmer in his late 40s, was among the hundreds of visitors who attended the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, to explore the latest agricultural technology products on display. NAIROBI, May 10 (Xinhua) — Benedict Russo, a farmer in his late 40s, was among the hundreds of visitors who ...

Bank Vice President Dr. Beth Dunford, seen visiting a Bank-supported farmer in Ethiopia, is leading the Bank delegation to Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit This week, the African Development Bank Group will leverage its deep expertise and convening power to highlight the crucial role of agricultural technologies, fertilizer and healthy soils in driving sustainable ...

Africa is the only continent endowed with natural ingredients that can easily be used to greatly expand agricultural production. Africa has 60 percent of the world’s available arable land, the largest share globally, and suitable for agricultural production expansion, and abundant untapped water resources. Agriculture is the source of livelihood for 70 percent of the ...

Tanzania’s Agriculture Minister Hussein Bashe and Kenyan lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi Image: STAR/By Martin Oduor, K24 Digital The fake fertilizer scandal in Kenya has taken a different turn after Tanzania’s Minister of Agriculture Hussein Mohamed Bashe got roped in. The whole drama started on Thursday, April 25, 2024, after Kenyan lawyer Ahmednasir Abdullahi claimed he had actionable intelligence that the ...

(Business in Cameroon) – OCP Africa, the agro-oriented subsidiary of the Moroccan OCP Group, announced the renewal of its partnership with Cameroon’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Minader). The new agreement was signed on February 22 in Yaoundé. It comes to cement the decade-long relationship between Cameroon and the OCP group, the world’s leading ...

INVITATION TO REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA What:  Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit When: 7-9 May 2024 Where: Nairobi, Kenya, Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) Media opportunities: The opening session will be open to the media. The official programme includes: The opening session will be open for media. The official programme includes: Opening statements by African Union Heads ...

What: Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Summit 2023. When: 5th -7th November 2023 Where: Nairobi, Kenya (Kenyatta International Conference Centre)/ KICC, Media opportunities: The high-level opening session will include the following media opportunities: Opening statements by African Union Heads of State and Governments Speeches by the Chairperson of the AU and the Chairperson of ...

Togo teamed up with Morocco’s Phosphate Office (OCP) to carry out its agricultural development project, via mechanization and local fertilizer production. The two parties signed two agreements in this framework on May 31, on the sidelines of a top-class meeting on fertilizer security that Lomé recently hosted. The agreements respectively aim to bolster agricultural mechanization ...