IFDC Fertilizer Watch: West Africa & East and Southern Africa West Africa Fertilizer Watch – 15 May 2020 What is the West Africa Fertilizer Watch? IFDC, WAFA, and AfricaFertilizer.org are working to ensure that fertilizers and other agricultural inputs are not limited, but rather supported, by governments’ decisions, so that they can continue to reach […]
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Why IFC is investing billions in food safety programmes – The Twiga Foods (Kenya) Case The International Finance Corporation (IFC) last year signed a Sh1 billion with Twiga Foods, a Kenyan-based technology food distribution platform, to boost food safety and quality management systems in its produce handling facilities. Sarah Ockman, the IFC’s Global Food […]
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AFFM launches $2.2 mill project in Nigeria to boost fertilizer supply to 200,000 farmers The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has kick-started a $2.2 million project to provide fertilizer suppliers in Nigeria with financial support to improve supply for 200,000 smallholder farmers. The trade-credit guarantee project is AFFM’s first in the West African nation […]
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Daily Bread – How to start a successful bread bakery business in Africa’s fast-growing bread market. By John-Paul Iwuoha, Smallstarter.com Ever considered one of the bread bakery business opportunities in Africa? You’re about to learn several reasons why you should. Everyone eats bread. Bread competes against rice and cassava (gari) as the most popular food and […]
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Mutharika launches K175bn Shire Valley Transformation Project by Alex Chitwere Chikwawa, March 11, 2020: President Professor Peter Mutharika has launched the Shire Valley Transformation Project describing it as one of the largest irrigation projects in Southern Africa. The launch took place in Chikwawa under the theme: ‘Irrigation and cash crops for a better life.’ […]
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ZAMBIAFresh Market: Freshmark Systems online trading system goes live at a pilot site By Carolize Jansen The consumption of fresh food and vegetables in Zambia is growing by 10 to 15% annually, a 2018 report has found, while production has been doubling over the past five years. However, when it comes to the marketing of […]
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COVID-19 response must target African agriculture and the rural poor by Olusegun Obasanjo and Hailemariam Desalegn Boshe Africa has so far escaped the worst health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the continent looks like it could be the worst hit from the economic fallout of the crisis: 80 million Africans could be pushed into […]
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Wheat, Micronutrients and Liebig’s Law Micronutrients are required for optimum crop production and the term micronutrient refers to the relative quantities required for plant growth and does not mean that they are any less important to plants than other nutrients. Wheat growth and development may be retarded if any one of these elements is lacking […]
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Rwanda on course to become self-sufficient in seed supply BY AGRA Harvest Rwanda is going strong with no disruption in the supply of seeds to farmers according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources. After a decade of various attempts, the country is now on course to achieve its target of being self-sufficient in […]
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COVID-19 Impact Assessment on the AgriSMEs and Farming Communities of Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Uganda BY AFAP in action The COVID-19 pandemic has become the defining global health crisis worldwide. It has also greatly affected African livelihoods, with particular effects felt in agricultural-inputs delivery, production systems, food security and agricultural livelihoods. Ghana: Ghana is […]
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