November 28

• Africa: Confronting Africa's Soil Health Crisis [opinion]

  Reversing declining soil fertility and productivity under smallholder farming is a must if Africa is to be food secure and it can be done. Read more »

• Ghana: Nation in the Grip of Climate Change [opinion]

  Ghana has undeniably felt the effects of climate change and, because of the country’s dependence on climate-sensitive sectors negative impacts are reverberating throughout... Read more »

November 12

• Africa: African and Global Leaders Agree on Concrete Actions to Drive Agricultural Growth in Africa [press release]

  The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Arusha, which concluded today, produced concrete actions to transform Africa's agricultural sector. African heads of state, ministers,... Read more »

September 26

• Tanzania: Kofi Annan and Melinda Gates Discuss Progress and Opportunities With Tanzanian Farm Families [press release]

  Today, Kofi Annan, chairman of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and former Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill... Read more »

August 23

• Africa: Tanzania to Host African Green Revolution Forum [press release]

  Tanzania's Minister of Agriculture, Food and Cooperatives the Honorable Christopher Chiza and President of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Jane Karuku today... Read more »

July 25

• Africa: Visionary African Plant Breeders Tackle Issue of Better and More Available Seed for Farmers

  Over 100 African crop breeding experts including World Food Prize laureate Gebesa Ejeta are meeting in Nairobi this week to discuss how to meet smallholder farmers' need for high... Read more »

May 22

• Africa: AGRA to Help Implement new Food Security Partnership [press release]

  The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was given a key role in the G8's next phase of a shared commitment to achieve global food security. The Scaling Seeds and Other... Read more »

May 18

• Africa: AGRA Calls for G8 Leaders to Support Agriculture [press release]

  The following is a statement from acting Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa, Strive T. Masiyiwa. Read more »

May 9

• Africa: AGRA launches Pan-African Farmer Support Centre [press release]

  The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) recently launched the Farmer Organizations Support Centre in Africa (FOSCA), a new initiative meant to provide support to... Read more »

April 23

• Africa: Experts Outline Path to Food Security, Rural Development [press release]

  As global leaders prepare to discuss food security and agriculture at the Rio+20, G8 and G20 Summits, two of the world's leading experts on food security and rural development... Read more »

April 11

• Africa: African Business Leader Appointed New President of AGRA [press release]

  Kofi Annan, Chair of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), announced today the appointment of a renowned African business leader from Kenya, Ms Jane Karuku, as the... Read more »

February 23

• Africa: U.S. $56 Million to Boost Seed Industry [press release]

  The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) received today $56 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help more smallholder farmers in... Read more »

December 6, 2011

• Africa: Kofi Annan Welcomes Commitment to Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture

  In a keynote speech at the High Level Panel on Climate Smart Agriculture - Africa: A Call to Action, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Chairman of the Alliance for a Green... Read more »

June 30, 2011

• Africa: Investing in Youth for a Green Agricultural Revolution [column]

  This week, African leaders and heads of state are gathering in Equatorial Guinea's capital, Malabo, to discuss the state of affairs in Africa and the role of young people and their... Read more »