Urgent Action Is Needed to Better Reward Tea Farmers for Using Sustainable Practices

There are 13 million people propping up the global tea industry. Two thirds of those people are smallholder farmers in developing countries, many of...

ThriveAgric Kicks-Off Phase Two Distribution of Agricultural Inputs

ThriveAgric, Nigeria’s leading agricultural technology company, has flagged off the ThriveAgric 2023/2024 dry season farming cycle with the distribution of agricultural input, targeting over...

World leaders support IFAD’s urgent call for increased investment in rural communities and future...

We have reached a critical juncture in history. Global temperature rises and related climate shocks are having unprecedented and possibly irreversible effects on agricultural systems,...

AfDB approves $105-million loan to improve the productivity of smallholdings and reduce food imports

Meeting in Abidjan on 13 December 2023, the Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $105.19 million to...

Facing a future of growing food insecurity and climate challenges, world leaders commit to...

The world is not on track to end hunger and poverty, or to halt climate change. Small-scale farmers who produce one third of the...

Growing Together: CNH Strengthens Community Outreach in Thailand

In the spirit of its commitment to giving back and enhancing the quality of life in the communities it serves, CNH spearheaded a series...

EIB, Bank of Kigali outline €100 million finance plan to enable smallholders adapt to...

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Bank of Kigali have outlined a new €100 million finance initiative aimed at enabling Rwandan smallholder farmers...

BII, Shell Foundation invest $2.6M to support 9,000 Kenyan smallholders increase farmland productivity

Some 9,000 more smallholder farmers in Kenya are poised to increase farmland productivity in a sustainable way and contribute to the region’s goal of...

AfDB welcomes proposals for climate adaptation projects in 37 low-income African countries

The African Development Bank Group has launched the first call for climate adaptation proposals for the Climate Action Window (CAW) during the COP28 climate...

Solynta’s hybrid potato breeding technology poised to unlock smallholders’ production potential in Kenya

By Zablon Oyugi An innovative hybrid true potato seed (HTPS) breeding technology being introduced in Kenya by Solynta, a Dutch-based potato breeding technology company, is...
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