Nairobi, Kenya// – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is deploying advanced data and AI-driven modelling to boost soil nutrient management, soil health, and improve farmer productivity in West Africa, a region experiencing recurrent nutrient depletion due to unsustainable farming practices and injudicious fertiliser use.
Abidjan, Ivory Coast// — Launched in 2017 and completed in 2024, the Cashew Development Support Project in the Comoé Basin for REDD+ (PADA/REDD+) exemplified sustainable development.
Accra, Ghana// — African-led science and innovation are at the heart of efforts to transform agrifood systems across the continent. That was the central message of a dedicated side event held during the Regional Policy Dialogue on Strengthening South-South and Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) in Africa, organised by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United […]
Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama’s 24-Hour Economy and Accelerated Export Development Programme represents Ghana’s most ambitious economic blueprint in decades.
In a bold move to protect their livelihoods, cocoa farmers operating under the Asunafo Cooperative Cocoa Farmers Union have begun mobilising in groups to actively drive away illegal miners, commonly known as ‘galamseyers’, who are devastating farmlands in the area.
Boane District, Mozambique// — Solidaridad, in partnership with Kvuno, Hiveonline, HEINEKEN Mozambique, and the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation, has officially launched the Promoting Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods (PRASL) project.
Dakar, Senegal// — The 2025 Regional Report on Food and Nutrition Security in the Sahel and West Africa reveals that nearly 52 million people in the region are affected by food insecurity.
Geneva, Switzerland// — When an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR)—also known as sheep and goat plague—threatened to wipe out people’s livelihoods in Kamasasa village, Sierra Leone, quick action from trained Sierra Leone Red Cross Society volunteers and local authorities stopped the spread of disease and minimized its damage on the community.
Accra, Ghana// — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), in collaboration with the Government of South Africa, represented by the Department of Agriculture, launched the second phase of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) today – representing a major effort to stop the spread of plant […]
Ghana’s poultry industry, a critical engine for job creation, income generation, and national food and nutrition security, currently faces substantial hurdles that impede its potential. Key among these is the fragmented and weak state of industry associations.
