by admin | Nov 3, 2024 | Environment / Climate Change, Policy and Legislation
By IFAD Published November 3, 2024 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of the United Nations and AKADEMIYA2063, a non-profit research organization based in Rwanda, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on promoting...
by admin | Nov 1, 2024 | Crops
By African Development Bank Published November 1, 2024 In a powerful opening to the 2024 Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue, Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank and Ajay Banga, his counterpart at the World Bank, have stressed the need...
by admin | Oct 19, 2024 | Crops, Technology
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 19, 2024 An agribusiness initiative which aims to provide digital access to critical services for 100 million people and businesses in Africa over the next 10 years has been launched. Dubbed Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy...
by admin | Sep 4, 2024 | Crops, Manpower / Capacity Building, Policy and Legislation
By Irene Gaitirira With an annual increase of 42 million people, the population of Africa will double to about 2.4 billion people in 2050. And this increase in population will have both positive and negative effects on the economy of Africa. Some of the positive...
by admin | Aug 24, 2024 | Agro-Forestry, Environment / Climate Change
By Bamuturaki Musinguzi In the wake of adverse effects of climate change, there is need to conserve forests as Uganda’s National Forest Authority (NFA) is bent on doing. But in a classic example of robbing Peter to pay Paul, NFA’s efforts are threatening to drive...