All articles in 'Agrifocus'


Farmers Prepare for a New African Consumer

Africa’s 33 million smallholder farmers are responsible for up to 90 per cent of the continent’s a...

4th November 2013
Can Agribusiness Work for Africa?

Agribusiness is one of the keys to efficiency and innovation in Africa’s agricultural sector...........

3rd May 2013
Zimbabwe: Revitalising Agriculture

We have the people, we have the land, we have the water, and we have the climate.

1st October 2013
Agriculture can drive Africa’s Developmental Regio...

Broad production base and markets to scale up value addition Pests and use of prohibited farm input...

12th August 2013
Extreme Weather Threat to Food Security

Extreme Weather Pummels Africa’s Food Security Initiatives Raging heavy rains are causing havoc acr...

20th May 2013
GMO Bill: Open Letter To Uganda Legislators

The untapped Organics market in Europe is $60 billion, Japan $11 billion and US $41 billion (ITC) –...

3rd December 2013
Farmers Prepare for a New African Consumer

Africa’s 33 million smallholder farmers are responsible for up to 90 per cent of the continent’s agr...

19th November 2013
Farmers Prepare for a New African Consumer

Africa’s 33 million smallholder farmers are responsible for up to 90 per cent of the continent’s agr...

29th October 2013
Nigeria: Revamping Agriculture

Last year,  we faced a serious challenge posed by  floods.  Many panicked. The press was...

15th November 2013
African Women Lose War Against Weeds

An estimated 100 million African women spend over 20 billion hours of hard, manual labour to chop we...

20th December 2013
African Women Lose War Against Weeds

An estimated 100 million African women spend over 20 billion hours of hard, manual labour to chop we...

31st December 2013
Empowering Sustainable Agriculture

By 2050, the Earth will need to feed 9 billion people with the same amount of land, water and natura...

20th January 2014
Transforming Agriculture in Africa

Agriculture, the sector which seems to hold one of the key solutions for the continent’s transformat...

28th January 2014
Obsession with 30 out of 30,000 Edible Plants Driv...

Out of the known 30,000 edible plant species, just 30, including maize, rice and wheat make up 95 pe...

3rd March 2014
Obsession with 30 out of 30,000 Edible Plants Driv...

Out of the known 30,000 edible plant species, just 30, including maize, rice and wheat make up 95 pe...

9th March 2014
Obsession with 30 out of 30,000 Edible Plants Driv...

Out of the known 30,000 edible plant species, just 30, including maize, rice and wheat make up 95 pe...

24th March 2014
Farmers Organisations Key in Corruption Fight

NAADS must incorporate the governance, participation and performance principles which the GAPP proje...

31st March 2014
Obsession with 30 out of 30,000 Edible Plants Driv...

Out of the known 30,000 edible plant species, just 30, including maize, rice and wheat make up 95 pe...

8th April 2014
Obsession with 30 out of 30,000 Edible Plants Driv...

Out of the known 30,000 edible plant species, just 30, including maize, rice and wheat make up 95 pe...

15th April 2014
Obsession with 30 out of 30,000 Edible Plants Driv...

Out of the known 30,000 edible plant species, just 30, including maize, rice and wheat make up 95 pe...

29th April 2014
Building Resilience for Food and Nutrition Securit...

Farming is a business, no matter the scale or size. Small-scale farmers are the main on-farm investo...

19th May 2014
Germany Supports Agriculture & Rural Development i...

The support to agriculture and rural development is a priority area of German Kenyan Development Coo...

25th June 2014
Agriculture Taxes Spell Doom for Uganda Agricultur...

As Parliament takes on scrutiny of the budget numbers, it’s my expectation that keen interest on thi...

7th July 2014
Africa Can Feed Itself

As we build greater farm harvests and raise incomes of farmers, Africa’s rural economies will boom....

2nd September 2014
Supporting Africa Smallholder Agriculture

                         Photo courtesyIt’s a cool morning here in Nyakitokoli Parish, K...

1st September 2014
Agribiz4Africa Finalists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Agribiz4Africa competition award ceremony was held on September 04, 2014 at the African Union headqu...

9th September 2014
The Changing Face of NAADS and Uganda’s Agricultur...

The current impasse in the National Agriculture Advisory Services (NAADS) is killing the...

9th September 2014
Agribiz4Africa Finalists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Agribiz4Africa competition award ceremony was held on September 04, 2014 at the African Union headqu...

15th September 2014
Agribiz4Africa Finalists in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Agribiz4Africa competition award ceremony was held on September 04, 2014 at the African Union headqu...

23rd September 2014
Making Agriculture Work for Africa

We will work to improve trust between public and private sectors by designing transparent pa...

11th November 2014
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African Perceptions of the Eur...