Boane District, Mozambique//– Solidaridad, in partnership with Kvuno, Hiveonline, HEINEKEN Mozambique, and the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation, officially launched the Promoting Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods (PRASL) project today.
Category: Agriculture
Climate Change in the Volta Region: Impacts on Agriculture
Ho, Volta Region, Ghana//-The Volta Region of Ghana is home to a diverse landscape and various agricultural activities, making it a vital area for food production and economic stability.
Mahama Urges COCOBOD to Prioritise Farmers’ Welfare
President John Dramani Mahama has urged the leadership of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) to embrace innovation by adopting modern technology and best agronomic practices to enhance yields without expanding farm sizes.
How to Boost Agriculture and Cut Ghana’s Over $3.5bn Food Import Bill
Accra, Ghana//-Ghana is home to some of the world’s best arable lands, yet it is the country with one of the biggest food import bills.
FAO Supports Ghana’s Tree for Life Reforestation Initiative
Accra, Ghana// — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable forest management and ecosystem restoration by participating in the national launch of Ghana’s Tree for Life Reforestation Initiative.
African Dev’t Bank To Launch $500M Facility to Mobilise Financing for Smallholder Farmers Africa
Nairobi, Kenya// — African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org) President Dr Akinwumi Adesina has announced plans to launch a $500 million facility designed to unlock $10 billion in financing for smallholder farmers and small agribusiness enterprises across Africa.
Seidu Agongo: ‘I’d Prefer My Children Learning Agriculture to Speaking English’
Accra, Ghana//-Ghanaian businessman and philanthropist Alhaji Seidu Agongo has expressed his belief that practical skills, such as farming, are more valuable than mastering the English language.
African Union Adopts the Statute for the Establishment of a Continental Food Safety Agency to Address Critical Health, Trade Challenges
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia// — The African Union has taken a historic step towards enhancing food safety across the continent with the adoption of the statute for the establishment of the Africa Food Safety Agency during the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 16 February […]
From War Zones to Typhoon-Prone Shores, Nations Rally to Protect Their Crops
Longyearbyen, Norway — Over 14,000 seed samples from 21 genebanks are being deposited in the icy chambers of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault today.
Reimagining Food Safety for Africa’s Informal Food Sector
Nairobi, Kenya// — The African Union (AU) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have partnered to develop the first framework for addressing the unique challenges of the informal food sector – a vital yet often overlooked component of Africa’s food systems.