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 Adamawa State government in northeastern Nigeria has pledged a ₦2 billion investment in agricultural inputs to support the 2025 farming season. This initiative aims to tackle food insecurity and youth unemployment, while revitalising the region’s agricultural sector. Prof. David Jatau, the Commissioner for Agriculture, disclosed the plan in an interview with journalists in Yola, ...

Image Credit: Soliless Farm Lab Honorable Timothy Ojomah, warmly welcomes the 50 Kogi State youths who have successfully completed a rigorous 3-month training program at the Soilless Farm Lab in Abeokuta, Ogun State. On January 6th, 2025, these trainees, carefully selected from the three senatorial districts of the state, embarked on a transformative journey to ...

CAA handles 700 metric tons of fonio annually from some 1,500 farmers in its supply chain; Image supplied African entrepreneurs abroad are returning to pursue agriculture and invest in opportunities on the continent, providing subsistence farmers with the tech tools and know-how to bring crops like Fonio And Cassava to the world’s tables. Africa has ...

The African Development Bank’s support will help Angola strengthen job creation and promote youth entrepreneurship in the agriculture and transport sectors. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $79.08 million to the Republic of Angola to promote youth entrepreneurship and employment in the agriculture and transport sectors. ...

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has great potential to food self-sufficiency, by producing food locally without importing from abroad if the young population is properly involved in the agricultural sector. Speaking at the launch of the 2024 AYuTe Africa Tanzania Challenge competition in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Resident Director of Heifer Project International, Mark Tsoxo ...

By :Wandile Sihlobo Agriculture is a vital sector of the economy. This explains why it earned special attention in the National Development Plan (NDP), with an entire chapter, Chapter Six, dedicated to it. Recently, there have also been pragmatic plans such as the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP) that set out practical steps to ...

Zimbabwe’s agriculture commodities market is navigating mixed fortunes amid currency volatility, impacting the availability and affordability of basic products. The country’s open air vegetable markets, a barometer for the agriculture sector’s performance, offer insights into commodity availability and pricing. These markets, where agriculture produce is traditionally available year-round, have seen shortages due to diminished commercial ...

Members of the Youth Advisory Group of Solutions for Youth Employment are leading creative agricultural solutions and empowering their peers to do the same. Young people are hungry for job opportunities. In 2022, 69 million young people who were looking for a job were unable to find one. At the same time, we know that agricultural development ...

Young people prepare freshly harvested vegetables for sale at People’s Process on Housing and Poverty in Zambia (PPHPZ), a grassroots organization, in Chibombo District, central Zambia, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Lillian Banda/Xinhua) In the presence of climate change and agricultural land becoming increasingly scarce, especially in urban areas, smart and sustainable agriculture practices such ...