A new partnership between Solidaridad, Kvuno, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and the Soybean Innovation Lab is bringing hope to smallholder farmers in Southern Africa. The goal is to tackle one of the most serious challenges they face: soybean rust, a disease that can destroy their crops.
The World Bank Group announced a strategic pivot in its approach to agribusiness with a goal to create a comprehensive ecosystem for the industry.
/ — Top officials from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Kampala visited farmers and agribusinesses in northern Uganda. Through the STAR Project at the International Trade Centre (ITC), these small businesses have worked to fortify themselves against climate change.
LONGYEARBYEN, SVALBARD —— The Svalbard Global Seed Vault received a deposit of more than 30,000 new seed samples from 23 depositors across 21 countries, including seven international genebanks.
Ghana, the world’s second-largest cocoa producer, is at risk of seeing its cocoa export earnings crash below the $2 billion mark in 2024—the lowest since 2010.
Thyolo, Malaw//-In a major step towards empowering smallholder farmers in Thyolo, Malawi, Solidaridad has provided over 80,000 tea seedlings to more than 1,000 farmers across two tea growers associations (Chizunga and Msuwazi), as well as Mtendere cooperative.
G7 agriculture ministers have launched a new plan to enhance Africa’s participation in the OECD seed certification scheme as part of wider efforts to strengthen agricultural activity and its contribution to economic development.
Ghana has lost more than a third of its cocoa output for the 2023/24 season due to smuggling, according to a senior official from the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Reuters reports.
Abuja, Nigeria// –The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission has donated 500 metric tonnes of cereals to Ghana as the expression of regional solidarity, following drought in some parts of the country.
Maboloka, North West, South Africa//– Solidaridad Southern Africa has announced the successful completion of Phase 2 of its transformative agricultural programme.
