by admin | Sep 14, 2026 | Policy and Legislation
Remittance inflow to low- and middle-income countries reached US$728.6 billion in 2025—more than four times global official development assistance that year and greater than foreign direct investment to those countries. “Sending Money Home 2026. Beyond...
by admin | Aug 29, 2026 | Policy and Legislation
There is an urgent need for better urban governance around food, nutrition and health. RELATED: Advantages of plastic water storage tanks An additional 2.5 billion people in Africa and Asia will live in urban areas by 2050 when 66% of the world’s population shall be...
by admin | Aug 29, 2026 | Policy and Legislation
Africa can become the food basket of the world by unlocking its more than 60% of uncultivated arable land. Africa must: i). shift from basic subsistence to modern, tech-driven agriculture ii). expand irrigation iii). empower smallholder farmers through formalized land...
by admin | Feb 10, 2026 | Crops, Policy and Legislation, Technology
1). Sifted maize meal is a refined staple used for making ugali and porridge in Kenya 2). Sifted maize meal is lower in fibre than whole grain maize as its bran and germ have been removed RELATED: Ever Tasted, Let Alone Grown, Black Maize? 3). Sifting removes the...
by admin | Dec 13, 2024 | Policy and Legislation, Technology
By Khalifa Hemed Published December 13, 2024 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has announced the launch of RemitSCOPE, a free and interactive web platform providing essential data on global remittances, the hard-earned money sent home by migrant...
by admin | Nov 5, 2024 | Crops, Manpower / Capacity Building, Policy and Legislation
By Abdi Ali Published November 5, 2024 Tanzania is setting new benchmarks in food self-sufficiency across Africa, raising hope that the fight against hunger and malnutrition on the continent is achievable. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania said her country had...
