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 or unreliable, solar pumps now enable multiple production cycles of high-value vegetables and increase household nutrition through year-round availability of leafy greens. Farmers adopting solar irrigation report improved yields, steady supply ...

Brandon Moss,  Africa’s agricultural sector stands at a defining moment. With a projected gross production value of $189.07 billion in 2025, the continent’s farming economy is both vast and vital. Yet beneath this promise lies a complex web of structural, environmental, and financial challenges that threaten to stall progress. If agriculture is to fulfill its ...

In the heart of Kisumu County’s Ahero Irrigation Scheme, a quiet revolution is reshaping how smallholder farmers grow, irrigate, and sell their crops. Once reliant on seasonal rainfall and traditional practices, farmers are now tapping into real-time analytics, smart irrigation systems, and digital subsidies to transform their livelihoods. Smart Irrigation Meets Smart Decisions Launched in ...

Irrigation and water management experts have called for the inclusion of women and young professionals in advancing irrigated agriculture across Africa. This call was a central theme at the 6th African Irrigation and Drainage (ARCID) Conference, which concluded with an award ceremony on Wednesday night in Abuja. Mrs Oyeronke Oluniyi, Chairperson of the Nigerian National ...

The Irrigate Nigeria Project (INP) is an initiative launched by NASENI in partnership with the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Development Fund to tackle Nigeria’s food insecurity crisis. By transitioning from rain-fed agriculture to smart, year-round irrigated farming, the project aims to cultivate one million hectares, empower farmers, and stabilize food prices. Utilizing modern irrigation technologies, the ...

Representatives from Allmech recently visited the global Wenzhou Runxin Manufacturing Machine Co., headquartered in China, to experience the latest technological developments and decide which new products to bring to the local market. Allmech is a leading South African manufacturer of boilers and supplier of water treatment components and the only authorised South African agent for ...

Baballiye Muhammad, farmer at Hadeja Valley Irrigation Scheme© Anthea Udo/World Bank With over 220 million people, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa and the sixth most populated in the world. The country’s extreme poverty rates – approximately 46% of the country lives below the national poverty line of $2.15 per person per day ...

On 26 February 2024, Cameroon’s Prime Minister, Joseph Dion Ngute, signed a decree “laying down the terms and conditions for the management of water used for agricultural purposes and the maintenance of hydraulic infrastructure in Cameroon’s irrigated areas”. The regulatory act lays down new conditions for the exploitation and use of underground and surface water ...

img 20240208 wa0002 The Niger State Government has entered into a partnership with CBM Developments Company Ltd, an agriculture development company that specialises in irrigation development, for the irrigation of 50,000 hectares. At a ceremony which had Governor Mohammed Bago in attendance, the agreement was signed by CMB Development’s Chairman, Ms Telia Urey, and the ...

Egypt’s Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Hani Sweilam; met with Nasr El-Din Haj El-Amin, representative of the FAO in Egypt, Walid Hassan, Senior Natural Resources Officer at FAO, and Naglaa El-Bendary, project coordinator and irrigation expert, to discuss the executive procedures for the “Enhancement of Water Productivity in Agriculture” project. The project is being ...