The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth, says the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One at the AGRF summit in Addis Ababa.
We've heard from African leaders like Kofi Annan and Nigeria's Agriculture Minister Akin Adesina about the potential for agriculture to create jobs and transform livelihoods. A key… Read more »
The agriculture sector is more effective than the oil and gas sectors not only at creating jobs but boosting growth says, the Africa Progress Panel and Sipho Moyo of One during a… Read more »
Humanity is at an environmental crossroads, and the long-term welfare of literally billions of people is at stake. Climate change has been sneaking up ... see more »
Mark Amechi is the Founder and Director of Tropo Farms, West Africa's biggest fresh-water fish farm, which now produces and sells 6,000 tonnes of ... see more »
Ethiopia has been one of Africa's fastest-growing economies since 2008, with a special focus on agriculture. This has played a key role in the ... see more »
Speech Delivered by Akinwumi Adesina, Honourable Minister of Agriculture of Nigeria at the High Policy Dialogue on "Research to Feed Africa", ... see more »
Remarks by Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General and Chair of the Africa Progress Panel, at an APP-hosted side event at the Alliance for a Green Revolution Forum in Addis Ababa Read more »
Agriculture. Food security. Small-scale farmers. Agriculture research. Did your eyes glaze over? Thought so. The agriculture sector still struggles to shake the perception of being… Read more »
Agriculture in Africa is in urgent need of investment. Nearly 550 million people there are dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, while half of the total population on the… Read more »
"African leaders to identify investments and actions needed to ensure smallholder farmers are prepared for new challenges to African food security posed by climate change." Read more »
AFRICA has the lowest agricultural research personnel capacity in the world, with only 70 researchers per million inhabitants, compared to 2,640 in the US and 4,380 in Japan. Read more »
The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) has warned that a Green Revolution cannot materialise in Africa without a major concerted effort to secure financing for agricultural… Read more »
The African Green Revolution Alliance (AGRA) has called upon participants to undergo Ebola screening before heading to Addis Ababa for the 2014 African Green Revolution Forum… Read more »
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