Accra, Ghana//-The Ministry of Food and Agriculture is struggling to pay seed suppliers about ₵205 million owed the seed growers under the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) programme.
Category: Agriculture
Nutreco Receives $4.8m Grant to Unlock Sustainable Feed Solutions for Small-scale Producers in Africa
Nutreco, part of the SHV group of companies, and a global animal nutrition leader based in the Netherlands, has received a $4.8 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
State of Farmers and Workers Trends and Impact, Globally and in Africa
Nairobi, Kenya//- Fairtrade international is enhancing market access by working alongside farmers and workers to strengthen their businesses, take greater control over their lives, and generate solutions that alleviate poverty, assure human rights, and build climate resilience.
Ghana: 3-day Agripreneurship Workshop for Youth in Agric Value Chain Underway
A three-day agripreneurship workshop organised by the National Youth Authority (NYA)with support from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) for hundreds of youth in the agriculture value chain is underway in Accra.
China to Adopt Genetically Modified Maize and Soy: Why it Matters for South Africa
Farmers drive sprinkler irrigation machines in a wheat field in East China’s Jiangsu province. Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University Something important for global agriculture happened this past week but received minimal media coverage. The Chinese National Crop Variety Approval Committee released two standards that clear the path for cultivating genetically modified […]
Rising Food Prices Hit Poor People the Hardest: a Close Look at Inflation in South Africa
Food prices in South Africa are rising. Photo by Chen Cheng/Xinhua via Getty Images Jannie Rossouw, University of the Witwatersrand Concerns about rising food prices are making the headlines across the world as pressures mount in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The war has driven up prices of commodities, including wheat, which is […]
Response to High Food, Energy Prices Should Focus on Most Vulnerable
Governments confront difficult policy choices as they try to shield their people from record food prices and soaring energy costs driven higher by the war in Ukraine.
Enforcing Competition Would Ease Food Price Hikes in East and Southern Africa
A woman selling produce at the Manzini Wholesale Produce and Craft Market in Swaziland. Edwin Remsberg/VWPics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Grace Nsomba, University of Johannesburg and Simon Roberts, University of Johannesburg Small and medium-scale farmers and agri-businesses in east and southern Africa are getting a raw deal. To succeed they need fair and integrated […]
Kenya’s Push for a Purely Formal Seed System Could be bad for Farmers
Maize grown in a small-scale farm. Alexander Joe/AFP via Getty Images Oliver Kiptoo Kirui, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Kenya’s government wants farmers to grow crops from licensed seeds only. These are hybrid seeds that are certified free of various seed-borne pests and diseases.
African Development Bank Approves $1.5 billion Facility to Avert Food Crisis
Abidjan, Ivory Coast//- The African Development Bank Group’s (www.AfDB.org) Board of Directors on Friday approved a $1.5 billion facility to help African countries avert a looming food crisis.