On March the 8th, the world celebrated International Women's Day. This year's theme was "For ALL Women and Girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment" and called for actions that aim to unlock power and ...

COMMON WISDOM #6: Women provide the bulk of labor input in African agriculture, regularly quoted to be 60 to 80%. Two messages emerge. First, the findings question prevailing assertions that ...

In the past two decades, rapid population growth has stressed African farming systems while a sharp increase in urbanization and economic growth has provided new market opportunities for farmers. This ...

Africa’s weak infrastructure is limiting the potential of its agriculture industries. Something has to change if it is to feed its growing population, and foreign investment could be part of the ...

To date, agricultural expansion in sub-Saharan Africa has mainly been driven by small-scale subsistence farmers. Yet since 2005, 22.7 million hectares of land in sub-Saharan Africa has been acquired ...

Dr. Kamara praised the TAAT initiative, stating that the new grant underscores the Bank’s continued resolve to strengthen ...

Local farmers work for the China-Gambia agricultural technology cooperation project in Central River Division, Gambia, on ...

HANGZHOU, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The introduction of Chinese agricultural machinery to Africa has brought great opportunities to the continent, an Egyptian expert told Xinhua at an agricultural ...

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned severe thunderstorms may affect the Free State, Northern Cape, and North ...

Writing in his weekly newsletter on Monday, Ramaphosa said agriculture is “one of the most important sectors in South Africa’s economy”. “The goods and services produced across the ...