Nestled along the rolling hills of Albert Falls in KwaZulu-Natal lies a powerhouse of innovation and hope. Led by two dedicated agricultural warriors, Nkanyiso Ngubane […]
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Fairtrade Increases Coffee Minimum Price As Farmers Face Mounting Economic and Climate Pressures
Fairtrade will raise its Minimum Price for coffee in an effort to strengthen protections for coffee farmers around the world amid the intensifying impacts of […]
A new study has found that Fairtrade farmers are more resilient in times of crisis
A new report published today by Fairtrade International has confirmed that access to better prices, credit, and financial stability significantly increased the resilience of Fairtrade-certified […]
Cross-sector innovation presents solutions to combat Kenya’s long-standing False Codling Moth challenge
False Codling Moth (FCM), also known as Thaumatotibia leucotreta is currently causing havoc in various chilli farms in Kenya, eating into the farmers’ profits [1]. […]
Collaboration, Not Competition: The Role of Peer-Learning in a Circular Economy
A group of smallholder farmers from Kericho paid a visit to their counterparts in Meru at the instigation of their local farmers’ association. That was […]
Trends Toward A Circular Agriculture In Kenya
Circular agriculture is termed a food system that is in harmony with nature and meets social needs simultaneously. With the growing population in Kenya, the […]
ICTforAg Announces its Virtual 2022 Conference towards Advancing Resilience, Nutrition & Agriculture led Growth in a Digital World
The ICTforAg 2022 Conference will take place virtually from March 9 to 10, 2022, and convene the leading stakeholders from the agri-tech and agri-Food space […]
GMOs in Sub-Saharan Africa – What you need to know
Several African countries have adopted Genetically Modified (GM) crop farming and the number is expected to grow in the future. But just how much are […]
AFEX launches $100m Food Security Fund
Financing will strengthen Africa’s food security and optimise climate smart innovations across seven countries AFEX, Nigeria’s leading commodities market player, has today announced a new […]
Creating a borderless agribusiness space in Uganda and across East Africa
Startup testimony Charles Bwanika, a new generation social entrepreneur Charles Bwanika is a new generation social entrepreneur, passionate about undertaking positive challenges to bring about […]