Brazil is strengthening its agricultural cooperation with African countries by opening up new markets and promoting rural development initiatives. Brazil has opened nine new markets in Africa, including for the.
EA Foods is a digital agricultural marketplace. It uses technology to connect African smallholder farmers to fair markets that provide them with better incomes. The Tanzania-based company puts farmers at.
An FAO report, published in 2024, highlights the cost of healthy diets (CoHD) in Africa, revealing regional disparities and challenges in economic access to decent nutrition. CoHD is defined as.
The ecological footprint of livestock farming is no longer to be demonstrated. Is Africa concerned when its meat consumption is very low? According to FAO data, this figure rises to.
Foreign companies undervalue Africa’s natural resources, in particular by paying derisory prices for carbon sequestration, described as “carbon grabbing” by Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). African carbon.
Modern technologies allow farmers to use accurate crop, climate, and yield data to optimize production and land management. Agricultural data can become a valuable service enabling more specialized production and decisions.
“More and more small dairy farms in the region are switching from pure pasture-based systems to commercial farms, increasing their reliance on formulated dairy rations and increasing feed tonnage,” says.
The African Union’s ten-year strategy for increasing agribusiness production (2025-2036), often referred to as Agenda 2063, aims to transform agriculture in Africa into a dynamic and productive sector and increase.
With 90% rain-fed agriculture, the Sahel countries are particularly exposed to the damage of drought. To improve their food sovereignty, these countries are accelerating their investments in irrigation. Six countries.
A worrying new report reveals that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will further marginalize smallholder farmers, who produce more than 80% of the continent’s food. If urgent policy.
