Africa: COP29 - New Climate Finance Goal Must Empower Small-Scale Farmers to Help Feed the World

As intensifying climate change compromises crops around the world, Alvaro Lario, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, is calling for global… Read more »

Africa: Building Up On Past Successes, Rwanda and Ifad Step Up Investments in Sustainable and Productive Food Systems

With adaptation finance needs estimated at about US$ 50 billion a year for Sub-Saharan Africa, the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of… Read more »

Africa: Recipes for Change - Jollof Fonio With Black-Eyed Peas

As sea levels rise due to climate change, West Africa is seeing a rapid rise in soil salinity. This limits the productivity of crops, threatening rural food security and… Read more »

Africa: Facing Down Drought in Zimbabwe With Irrigation

This year, the rains were late in Zimbabwe. Because of El Niño, many maize farmers were left without the water they needed during the crucial growing season in February. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania's Seaweed Farmers Bring the Ocean's Bounty to the World

As the sun rises over Pemba island in Tanzania, Shajia and other seaweed farmers head towards the water to harvest their seaweed at low tide. Read more »

Africa: Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit - a Catalyst for Change in African Agriculture

The African continent loses a staggering US$4 billion worth of soil nutrients annually due to erosion. This loss affects over 485 million people and threatens food security. To… Read more »

Central Africa: Experts and Practitioners Come Together to Improve Nutrition Outcomes in Agricultural Development in West and Central Africa

A regional knowledge and experience sharing workshop that addresses nutrition, rural development and food system transformation began today in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.… Read more »