Rwanda: AfDB Roots for More Investment in Agric

AFDB

African countries should invest more in agriculture and agro-processing to boost industrialisation on the continent, Akinwumi Adesina, the African Development Bank President (AfDB), has said.

Presenting Its Report On Gender Equality At the 2016 African Economic Conference, UNDP Stresses That Women's Empowerment Key to Transforming the Continent's Agriculture

female farmer

According to a key finding in the United Nations Development Programme’s 2016 Africa Human Development Report (AfHDR) – Accelerating Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in Africa – gender inequality costs Sub-Saharan Africa about US $95 billion a year and hampers the continent’s efforts for inclusive human development and economic growth.

NABG calls for more support for farmers

Re-elected NABG Members

* Dangote Sani and others Re-elected.
* Dangote to commence local tomato paste production soon.

The Nigerian AgricBusiness Group Associates (NABG) yesterday held its 2nd Annual General Meeting featuring AGRA, MIRA, USAID and other relevant association to chart a way forward as regards to the welfare of the Nigerian farmers. The meeting which held in Abuja aimed at unifying the voices of agriculture and agribusiness in Nigeria, which in furtherance is to to hold governments feet to investing more in the sector and not investment promises and commitments alone.

Jamaican Researchers Win YES Competition, Proposing an Action-Oriented Irrigation Study for Small Farmers

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YES Competition winners Anne-Teresa Birthwright and Shaneica Lester are going to study climate-adaptive irrigation strategies for small farmers.

Tanzania: Youth Encouraged to Practice Modern Farming, Beekeeping

Beekeeping

Tanzanians have been encouraged to exercise farming and bee keeping at the same time due to the fact that the business has many advantages including environmental protection.

Uncertain Times Call for Smart Moves – The Promise of Agro-Alliance

The Promise of Agro-Alliance

The year 2016 is coming to an end with an air of great uncertainty. At the global level, many are left with questions over Brexit and the US elections.

IPES-Food and partners working towards a holistic food system policy for European Union.

IPES-Food

International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food System, IPES-Food in March this year began its three year research and reflection process on the European Union’s (EU) food system issues with an intent of collaborating with various food system stakeholders for the creation of a “Common Food Policy” for the EU by conducting six policy labs

Somalia: Puntland - in a Time of Drought, Families Forced to Separate to Survive

Somalilan

Drought is deepening in the most affected northern areas of Puntland and Somaliland, and has spilled over into the southern and central regions. The Federal Government has appealed to Somalis and the international community for support for communities stricken by four years of drought. By KUN LI, Communications Officer, Unicef Somalia.

Study Expresses Skepticism About Ability of African Agriculture to Support Agro-Industry Strategy

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A study from the Meredith Hanlon Department of Economics, Environmental Science, and Biology, Allegheny College, USA, doubts the ability of African agriculture in its present state to support an agro-industrials.

Your Plate Our Planet—Nobel Laureates Discuss Future of Food

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Nobel Media AB and the Nobel Center Foundation is organizing the 2016 Nobel Week Dialogue on 9thDecember 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden.