September 18, 2020
West Africa: Feeding The Future With Homegrown Cassava, Rice
The United States African Development Foundation (USADF) is celebrating a decade of its Feed the Future campaign, which enables partner organisations to target the root causes of… Read more »
September 16, 2020
Kenya: How This Kenya Fishing Co-Op Went From Treading Water to Riding Waves
When Etabo Lopeyo Lotonia was attacked by a crocodile while fishing in Lake Turkana, members of his social enterprise group put aside all the day's tasks to ensure he received… Read more »
July 16, 2020
Africa: Poor Communities Are Adapting, Reimagining the Future Amid Covid-19 - C.D.Glin
Covid-19 has changed the world, but African communities are working to innovate in the face of the crisis. One of the institutions participating in discussions with African… Read more »
June 30, 2020
Kenya: How a Group of Turkana Herders Became Vegetable Farmers
Natiira Ateni Self Help Group was formed in August 2014 in northwest Kenya, near the borders of South Sudan and Uganda. The community group was launched by former pastoralists who… Read more »
July 02, 2020
Kenya: The Borehole That Transformed Lives of Turkana's Desert Farmers
Launched in 2014, Natiira Ateni Self Help Group is located in Turkana County, more than 700 kilometres north of Nairobi, Kenya's capital. Natiira Ateni is a phrase in the… Read more »
July 01, 2020
Kenya: Natiira Ateni - Greening The Desert in Turkana County
Natiira Ateni Self Help group is located at Natira village, Turkana west sub county, Turkana county along Lodwar- Lokichogio highway which is about 150 kilometres away from Lodwar… Read more »
June 11, 2020
Africa: From Shame to Pride - Repositioning Agriculture for Africa's Youth
The COVID-19 pandemic has set off the first recession in Sub-Saharan Africa in 25 years; the economy is predicted to contract by between -2.1 and -5.1 percent in 2020—with a… Read more »
May 18, 2020
Kenya: Give Us Your Farm Throw-Aways; We'll Give Back Black Gold
Whether volunteering at local high schools in her community, educating boys about the importance of speaking out and building self-confidence or taking a summer course at… Read more »
Africa: Inadequate Diets Are Making Populations Vulnerable to COVID-19
AllAfrica's Nontobeko Mlambo spoke with Dr Jane Battersby, an Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town's African Centre for Cities, on the need to address malnutrition in… Read more »
Africa: Some Progress, But Africans Still Live With All Forms of Malnutrition - Global Nutrition Report
There are 37 countries worldwide that are fighting all three forms of malnutrition - and 27 of them are in Africa. Read more »
Kenya: Safi Organics Turns Farm Waste into Black Gold and Poor Farmers into Entrepreneurs
Mary Rigo has been a spinach and tomato farmer for the past decade a few minute's drive from here in Kirinyaga county, where she owns a two-acre farm about one hundred kilometres… Read more »
April 29, 2020
Africa: Food Crisis Looms Amid COVID-19 Crisis
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) recently released a report, warning of potential doubling in the number of people that would face food insecurity due to the ongoing… Read more »
April 21, 2020
Africa: Keep Food Exports Flowing During Coronavirus Crisis, Says Trade Expert
Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, we have seen countries restrict food exports in the fear that a global shortage may be imminent and would undermine their domestic food… Read more »
March 26, 2020
Africa: Keeping People Fed in a Time of COVID-19 Lockdowns
"The government is saying we stay in the house, but if we do that, we will die of hunger. If we go out to look for money to buy food, we will die from the virus. They need to tell… Read more »
March 25, 2020
Africa: How Resource Scarcity Fuels Conflict - Young Activists Tackle Climate Crisis
She may not be from central Africa, but 17-year-old Makenna Muigai would like African leaders to rally their political muscle to save the endangered Congo Basin - for a good… Read more »
March 19, 2020
Ghana: Jollof is Nothing Without Tomatoes - Let's Hike Tariffs So Local Farmers Benefit!
Any West African knows that jollof rice is the defining dish on the menu of any home in Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal. Read more »
February 14, 2020
Africa: Climate Change Can Set the Stage for Violent Conflict - Expert
Levels of poverty, economic opportunities, and unemployment are key factors increasing the likelihood of conflict, and there has been strong agreement that climate change, is a… Read more »
January 01, 2020
Africa: UN Agency Pinpoints African Nations As World's Worst 2020 Hunger Spots
Zimbabwe, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Central Sahel region dominate the demand for food aid as the world enters 2020, says the United Nations World Food… Read more »
December 11, 2019
Africa: How To Make The Business Case for Climate Action in Agriculture
They are the canaries in the climate change coal mine, who will be first to feel the impact of temperature variations, prolonged droughts and excessive rainfall. Read more »
October 17, 2019
Africa: World Poverty Day - An Opportunity to Reimagine the Future of African Youth
Commemorating World Poverty Eradication day presents an opportune moment to reflect on the status of Africa’s journey of development as a means for the continent to step out… Read more »
October 15, 2019
Africa: How These Women Scientists Will Help Africa Adapt to Changing Climate
A group of 25 women from eastern and western Africa have joined the list of young researchers racing to bridge the shortage of women agriculture scientists in Africa. Read more »
September 26, 2019
Africa: Beyond Pretty Words - Fund Local Actions on Climate Crisis!
Political leaders in New York this week for a climate summit convened by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres came armed with announcements on how they intend… Read more »
September 06, 2019
Africa: It's Time for Women to Claim a Voice in Agriculture
It is said that women are the backbone of the family and the bedrock of a nation, but yet we hardly hear about their successes and triumphs. Read more »
September 04, 2019
Africa: Ghana's Isaac Sesi and Botswana's Bonolo Monthe Win the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize
The two entrepreneurs were awarded for their innovative ventures in the agri-food sector. Read more »
September 03, 2019
Africa: Can Africa Feed Africa?
Did you ever think that they will be a time where farmers can monitor their crops or the movement of their animals without having to go to the farm. Read more »