News in Africa
Innovative Financing Crucial for Africa’s Agrifood Transformation – Report
Unlocking new and innovative sources of financing is critical to transforming Africa’s agrifood systems and enabling broader interventions across energy…
Hubbard Premium Forum 2025: Projects for small-scale farmers in Africa
Vienna – On 2-4 June, Hubbard organised its 5th Premium Forum for over 160 participants from 32 countries. Attendees came not...
Turning Locust Plagues Into Protein Goldmines — How African Farmers Are Harvesting Insects for Feed and Food
Locusts are notoriously destructive, making them an unwelcome sight on any farm. However, many farmers have changed their tune on...
Millions risk losing access to humanitarian food assistance amid funding slowdown in South Sudan
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided life-saving food assistance to more than two million people in South...
AGRA and FAO Launch US$580,000 Initiative to Transform South Sudan’s Seed Sector
Pan African agricultural development agency AGRA, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, today...
Farm attacks, livestock theft and illegal hunting: South Africa’s rural crime crisis is underestimated
The most recent incident comparison meeting has once again proven that the true extent of crime on farms and in...
Rainforest Builder unveils Africa’s largest indigenous tree nursery in Ghana
Rainforest Builder, an international forest restoration company, has officially established an indigenous tree nursery facility with an annual production…
OpenAg Foundation launches raising $1.3 million USD for water security project to help one million in Southern Africa
The OpenAg Foundation, a non-profit foundation on a mission to deliver food security, develop farmer resilience, and support smallholder...
African Union Development Agency calls for bold actions to make Africa a global agricultural leader
CEO of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA – NEPAD) Ms. Nardos Bekele-Thomas has called for bold actions to make...
New IFAD €3 million loan to create 10,000 rural jobs in Benin
Over 10,000 new jobs will be created by farmers and small rural businesses in Benin, after the country’s largest microfinancing…