Innovative micro-insurance schemes can be one tool to help African agribusiness owners and small-holder farmers cope with climate variability and change. Farmers with a poor…
Tag: Africa
Poultry farming can be a fulfilling and rewarding venture if done right. Here are some basic things that one needs to understand before venturing into…
Agriculture in Africa has massive social and economic footprint as over 60 percent of the population on the continent are engaged in one form of agricultural…
The issue: Conventional wisdom holds that Sub-Saharan African farmers use few modern inputs such as improved seeds, fertilizers and other agro-chemicals, machinery, and irrigation. Is…
With the advent of the Green revolution, there has been intensive use of agricultural technology. Efficient farms and adoption of traditional best farming practices, have…
Agricultural droughts and conflicts have aggravated food insecurity in Africa and the desert locust outbreak in East Africa is further threatening the livelihoods and food…
Smallholder Farmers are the key to food security in Africa. Not only do they hold large swaths of arable land, they also constitute about 70%…