By Moureen Awori, Communication and Visibility Expert (IITA), with contributions from Ngowenani Nohayi (IWMI) and George Mahuku (IITA) Uniting to drive transformative change in Eastern and Southern Africa, the CGIAR Scaling for Impact (S4I) program under Area of Work 5 (AoW5): Learning for Impact, recently brought together a diverse group of regional partners, led by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Water Management ...

Singapore – 25th September 2025 – Olam Agri, a leading global agribusiness in food, feed and fibre, and AGRA, Africa’s leading partnership-driven institution for agricultural transformation, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) intended to scale up sustainable food and feed value chains in Nigeria and Ghana, with future expansion across Africa. This MoU marks ...

Accra, Ghana — Stakeholders from across West Africa and the Sahel have gathered in Accra this week for the 10th Ordinary Meeting of the Regional Seed and Seedling Committee (CRSPAO), a pivotal forum aimed at accelerating progress on harmonized seed regulations across the region. Held from September 15–17, the meeting brings together representatives from 23 ...

Accra, Ghana A new report from the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) has raised concerns about the growing influence of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) on national agricultural policies. The report argues that AGRA’s model—centered on industrial inputs and monoculture—may marginalize traditional farming systems and smallholder voices. AFSA’s Executive ...

Asamoah Oppong Zadok Food insecurity is no longer just a humanitarian concern in sub-Saharan Africa: It is a business issue. In my work as a researcher and entrepreneur focused on sustainable agriculture, I have interacted with smallholder farmers, agribusiness enterprises and policy institutions across the region. In the process, I have come to understand that ...

Ashanti Region, Ghana Fairtrade Africa is calling for bold policy reforms to revitalize cocoa farming by placing young people at the heart of the industry’s future. At a stakeholder forum held in Ghana’s Ashanti Region, the organization urged government and private sector leaders to rethink how land, finance, and technology are made accessible to the ...

Ghana’s domestic poultry sector is demanding urgent government intervention as cheap foreign imports continue decimating local production, with new data showing a dramatic shift in the country’s food security landscape over three decades. The West African nation once boasted poultry self-sufficiency in the 1980s, when local farms employed over 120,000 people across a thriving ecosystem ...

Degas Limited has announced a $100 million investment over the next four years to help establish Ghana as Africa’s first AI-powered agricultural hub, expanding a model that has already financed more than 86,000 smallholder farmers across 122,000 acres nationwide. “Ghana has shown that when technology meets a clear national vision, smallholder farmers can thrive. Our $100 ...

By Brandon Moss AgriFocus Africa July 31, 2025 Accra—In a bold move to revive its shea industry, Ghana’s Ministry of Agriculture has announced a $4.6 million investment to modernize processing facilities and strengthen women-led cooperatives in Northern Ghana. The initiative, co-funded by the African Development Bank, targets traceability, quality control, and export competitiveness. Shea exports ...

By Dowell, Agrifocus Africa July 21, 2025 Thirteen West African countries are advancing a bold regional initiative to fortify rice production against the growing threats of climate change. Backed by a $9.44 million grant from the African Development Fund, the REWARD–Adaptation project is set to transform rice value chains with climate-smart technologies, capacity building, and ...