Tag: SADC
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Conservation Agriculture Transforming Farming in Southern Africa
Christian Thierfelder, Principal Scientist at CIMMYT, poses in a field that is being tested for conservation agriculture at Henderson Research Station, Harare, Zimbabwe. Credit, Busani Bafana/IPS BULAWAYO, Dec 05 (IPS) – On the dusty plains of Shamva District in Zimbabwe, Wilfred Mudavanhu’s maize field defies drought. With the El Niño-induced drought gripping several countries in ... -
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warns of maize shortfall across Southern Africa
Cereal production prospects in Southern Africa have taken a sharp turn for the worse since last February, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) warned today (Monday/Tuesday). The foreseen shortfall in production, especially for maize, is expected to intensify households’ food insecurity, push up domestic prices and spur a surge in import needs ... -
Digitalisation of Agricultural Financing: A New Dawn in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is witnessing a digital revolution in the agricultural finance landscape. The digitalisation of agricultural financing is seen as a pivotal strategy to enhance financial inclusion. This initiative is particularly targeting rural smallholder farmers who are entrapped in extreme poverty. However, the process has been hindered by the limited capability of financial institutions (FIs) ... -
AfDB training in climate-smart agriculture
A number of young people from southern Africa will be given training in the role of technology in the development of agricultural practices. The virtual training course opens on 27 September in the South African city of Johannesburg. There is no longer any doubt about the urgent need for climate-smart agriculture in southern Africa. Recognising ... -
AfCFTA not a silver bullet to increase SA’s agricultural exports in Africa
Agriculture – [Google Images] SA’s agricultural exports to the rest of Africa have been decreasing African Continental Free Trade Area offers opportunity to increase exports We must diversify our agricultural exports into new previously ‘closed-off’ markets Does the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) present an opportunity for South Africa (SA) to further expand its ... -
SADC and Crop Production
The importance of the crop sector in the regional economic development is well articulated in the SADC Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP 2020-2030) which outlines SADC Member States aspirations to attain a common future. As part of enhancing agricultural sector performance, the SADC developed the Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP 2014) aimed at providing a ... -
Revolutionary Gates Foundation supported project aims to supercharge Sub-Saharan agriculture
Rwanda farmer (Photo by: Hugh Rutherford for CIP via A Cambridge-led consortium has secured a $35m grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations (Gates Ag One) to engineer plants for better nutrient uptake through micro-organisms, fungi, and bacteria. With Sub-Saharan Africa’s agriculture at risk due to depleted nutrients and a changing climate, the Engineering ... -
Expanding Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa, Co-Funded with the aid of Zoetis and Gates Foundation
Strengthened by a new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Zoetis is launching the AfricanLivestockProductivity and Health Promotion (A.L.P.H.A.) initiative to improve livestock health and productivityin sub-SaharanAfrica. Zoom in. His first ALPHA initiative started in Uganda and Nigeria in 2017, andfollowing its success expanded toEthiopia in 2018 and Tanzania in 2019. This $15.3 ... -
Heatwave threat to SADC agricultural prospects
Switching to hotter conditions is a new challenge for the agricultural sector in the South African region. One expert expressed concern about this shift from favorable rainfall to drier conditions amid the deepening energy crisis that continues to plague various parts of the agricultural sector. South Africa, a net grain exporter in the South African ...
