With over 800 million people worldwide suffering from hunger and more than two billion affected by malnutrition, food insecurity remains a real threat to global development Addressing a standing room only crowd of global agriculture experts at the FAO headquarters… Read More ›
Agriculture
Sierra Leone: Stakeholders Sensitized On VGGT And New Land Policy
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations on Wednesday 22nd and Friday 24th August 2018 ended sensitization meetings on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (VGGT) in the Context… Read More ›
Small-scale horticulture project transforming lives in Kenya
With a flourishing fruit and vegetable business and the ability to employ her own farm workers, Lucy is changing stereotypes about what Kenyan women can accomplish given the right support.
Canadian Minister of International Development visits African Development Bank in Côte d’Ivoire, reinforces Canada’s role in Africa
Canada’s Minister for International Development, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, will be visiting Côte d’Ivoire to strengthen relations with the African Development Bank Group, of which Canada is the fifth-largest shareholder and the fourth among non-regional member countries.
Sierra Leone Govt. Shows Commitment To Sierra Tropical Agro Processing Project
The government of Sierra Leone through the resident minister South, Sierra Tropical Ltd (STL) and resident of Lugbu Chiefdom and its environs in Bo district have demonstrated developmental commitment for the agro-processing project.
Sierra Leone: Agric Minister intensifies roadmap to food security drive
By Shifu Fadda The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Joseph Ndanema, has organized a three-day consultative conference that puts together a comprehensive roadmap plan that will be handed over to the Minister today for onward presentation to the Chief… Read More ›
Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods
Insect pests cause almost half of the crop losses in Africa. If the continent is to feed its growing population, farmers must find ways to control them. Pests account for high losses in other developing regions too. Author: Esther Ndumi Ngumbi Distinguished… Read More ›