Mozambique: AfDB Supports Smallholder Farmers
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced a plan to support smallholder farmers in Tete, Manica, Sofala and Gaza provinces of Mozambique through its Africa fertiliser financing mechanism project. Development Diaries reports that the fertiliser financing mechanism, according to the bank, will extend a two million dollars partial trade credit guarantee and an U.S.$877,980 grant […]
Ghana: Rainforest Alliance Supports 100 Farmers
Rainforest Alliance has presented business start-up kits worth over GH¢ 700,000 to 100 farmers and farmer groups at Sefwi Wiawso in the Western North Region of Ghana. Development Diaries reports that the grant was a result of the nonprofit’s Resilient Ecosystems and Sustainable Transformation of Rural Economies (RESTORE) project, which involves educating farmers in capacity […]
Rwanda: Heifer, Ministry Make Food Security Move
Heifer International has partnered with the Rwanda Ministry of Agriculture to invest over $10 million in training 23,400 smallholder farmers. The aim of this partnership, according to the international humanitarian organisation, is to improve income and food and nutrition security in the most affected regions of Rwanda. Development Diaries understands that the average household income […]
Ghana: OCP Provides Agribooster Programme Update
Women in the OCP Africa agribooster programme have supported about 5,000 women smallholder farmers, according to Country Manager of OCP Africa Ghana, Samuel Oduro. Oduro made this known during a four-day training for 200 agricultural extension agents and aggregators in Bono East, Upper East, Upper West, North East, Ashanti, Oti, and Eastern Regions of Ghana. […]
Kenya: EU Launches Baringo Resilience Project
European Union (EU) has provided Sh7.5 billion funding aimed at mitigating against drought and related effects in Baringo County, Kenya. It is understood that the EU aims to contribute over Sh655 million in a scheme that will promote secure and sustainable sources of income among pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. Dubbed Baringo Resilience Initiative, the four-year […]
Liberia: FAO Provides Farmers with Fertilisers
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has provided over 1,000 farmers in Liberia with rice seeds, fertilisers and hand tools to increase their average yield potential. The FAO provided the agricultural items with support from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Central Agricultural Research Institute during a training on integrated […]
Ghana: CSOs Seek Help for Farmers
Some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Ghana have called on the country’s government to support farmers whose farmland and livestock were destroyed in the recent floods in the Upper East Region. Chairman of Advocacy Committee of Upper East Regional CSOs Platform in Agriculture, Bismark Ayorogo, made the call in a statement. It was gathered that […]
Uganda: Heifer Reveals Covid-19 Impact on Farmers
Lockdown measures in Uganda have cost small-scale farmers a huge percentage of their livelihoods, according to Heifer International’s recent report on impact of Covid-19. It was learnt that the Covid-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the incomes of an overwhelming majority (97 percent) of small-scale farmers. More than 87 percent of those surveyed by Heifer Uganda […]
Apply: Rainforest Alliance Africa Cocoa Fund
Deadline: 30 September, 2020 Rainforest Alliance has opened applications for the Africa Cocoa Fund (ACF). The ACF supports cocoa farmers and help preserve the local landscapes in West and Central Africa. The fund aims to create measurable, long-lasting positive impact by building the capacity of certified cocoa farmers who need assistance to implement certification standards […]
AGRA Faults Research Findings on Poverty
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has referred to a report titled ‘False Promises of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa’ by researchers from America’s Tufts University as inaccurate. Development Diaries gathered that the report alleged that AGRA has failed in its battle against hunger, poverty, and malnutrition. The researchers […]