Community gathered around garden bed High in the hills of central India, the Baiga people live in areas with limited roads, limited electricity, and decreasing forest cover. When COVID-19 lockdowns began in India in 2020, transport and market access were restricted. For villages in Umaria District and surrounding areas, road closures reduced access to food […]
Kampala, Uganda/ — The Government is set to write off more than Shs35 billion in tax arrears owed by tea factories as part of a wider intervention aimed at reviving Uganda’s struggling tea industry, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has said.
Accra, Ghana// — “You guys should try fonio; it’s really good.” That was the verdict from one of the many visitors tasting fonio at the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) stand at a diplomatic community event hosted by Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Accra on Saturday.
New York, United States of America,// — For years, rice farming was more than a livelihood for women in Dabarkda community in Dass Local Government Area of Bauchi State, it was a daily struggle marked by long journeys, exhausting labour, and modest returns.
Ghana’s cashew industry is facing growing concerns over its limited capacity to process raw nuts locally, with industry players warning that the country risks losing significant economic benefits as neighbouring Côte d’Ivoire rapidly expands its cashew processing sector.
Accra, Ghana// — The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched two tools in Africa to help governments better track and allocate public spending across agrifood systems. The launch took place at a side event of the Africa Food Systems Forum, in Kigali, Rwanda.
Accra, Ghana// — Two flagship FAO Somalia information systems – the FSNAU Early Warning – Early Action Dashboard and the SWALIM Programme – took centre stage at the FAO Regional Office for Africa Resilience Community of Practice, offering a tested, replicable model for turning evidence into timely action.
Kigali, Rwanda//–Dr Jonathan Atkinson, Managing Director for Solidaridad (Southern Africa), and Talentus Mthunzi, Head of Programme Quality and Impact, today joined key discussions on fertilizer resilience, agricultural innovation and sustainable farming at the 2026 Africa Food Systems Forum (AFS Forum), taking place in Kigali, Rwanda.
Lagos, Nigeria// — Endeavor Nigeria has announced the selection of a Ghanaian entrepreneur. Desmond Koney, Founder and CEO of Complete Farmer, into the Endeavor network.
At daybreak in Begoro, in Ghana’s Eastern Region, Sammy Takyi walks slowly between rows of young cocoa trees. The soil is still cool. Broad plantain leaves hang above the tender seedlings, filtering the early morning light and shielding them from the heat that will come later in the day.
