AFEX raises $26.5M to address food security in Nigeria, Kenya, and Uganda
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor, today announced a US$26.5 million commitment to AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities...
New strategies needed to help banana farmers recover from climate shocks
Extreme weather events and the globalised nature of food production puts smallholder farmers at risk of ‘double exposure’ of production and market loss, according...
CIMMYT-NARES empowers African women smallholder farmers through maize seed breeding programs
In the wake of many challenges, among others, climate change and gender-based differences in African-staple crops production facing farmers in the Sub-Saharan Africa especially...
Arzikin Noma, West African agricultural firm expands operations to Kenya, set to link smallholder...
By Zablon Oyugi
Good news for maize, sorghum, millet, soybean, rice, and sesame smallholders in Kenya as Arzikin Noma, a West African agricultural firm set...
IFAD and Grow Asia to support farmers with digital tools to modernize agriculture in...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Grow Asia launched the Smallholder Economic Empowerment through Digital Solutions (SEEDS) project with financial support from...
ABC Fund invests EUR€800,000 into Ugandan coffee supplier JKCC
The Agri-Business Capital Fund announces the investment of EUR€800,000 into JKCC General Supplies (“JKCC”), a Ugandan based coffee trader.
JKCC commenced its operations in 2017...
Eastern Africa Farmers Federation deploys digital platform to ease smallholders’ access to key services
By Zablon Oyugi
The Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF) has deployed a digital platform in a bid to help smallholder farmers mitigate challenges such as...
Agricultural supplies delivered as part of the AfDB’s Emergency Food Production Project
The transitional government in Guinea, in partnership with the African Development Bank Group , has received a large consignment of agricultural supplies in Guinea’s...
From Metallurgy to Agriculture: The Journey of Masala Mpheni Ligege, Young Farmer from Duthuni...
By Zablon Oyugi
When Masala Mpheni Ligege, a former metallurgist, now a young farmer from Duthuni Village in Limpopo resigned from his career line in...
Joint vegetable project produces first crop
The joint agricultural vegetable project undertaken by AfriForum, Saai and Thabake Business Enterprise completed its first harvest this week. Cauliflower and broccoli were delivered...