Women are increasingly taking the lead in conservation, livestock farming and sustainable land management across South Africa’s communal rangelands, demonstrating how rural communities can combine agricultural production with environmental stewardship. As South Africa marks National Women’s Day on 9 August, the contribution of rural women to agriculture and conservation is receiving renewed attention. Their growing ...

In Madagascar, the European Union (EU) and the French Development Agency (AFD) are pledging €73.2 million to finance electrification using solar energy and the development of sustainable agriculture through the preservation of forest ecosystems. The financing agreements were signed recently between the Malagasy authorities and local officials from the European Union (EU) and the French ...

The World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD) are providing Madagascar with $227 million in financing. The funding will support sustainable agriculture in the face of climate change. The development of sustainable agriculture is one of the solutions to the climate change affecting the African continent. In Madagascar, this practice is being supported by ...