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WFP to buy food directly from Ghanaian farmers

The World Food Programme, of the WFP has committed to buying food items directly from Ghanaian farmers. This would result in a unique and beneficial symbiotic relationship as it would eliminate the role of middlemen who buy items from farmers at cheaper prices and sell to the WFP at higher […]

September 15, 2012

World Bank to invest N160 billion in agriculture in Nigeria

The World Bank is ready to invest as much as N160 billion, or US$1 billion in Nigerian agriculture. This is a part of World Bank’s efforts to boost production and reduce poverty in the region, and the money will be channelled through several channels, including the Fadama III project in […]

September 15, 2012

Zambia: Cargill, banks rescue cotton farmers

Cargill is in talks with commercial banks to help the company address the challenges being faced by the small scale cotton farmers in Zambia. The company is urging the banks to increase opportunities for farmers through investment in the micro-banks the company is creating. Read more here.

September 15, 2012

Helping poor farmers help themselves in times of drought

Droughts across the world, in US, India, Africa and other regions have affected the global food supply. However the first victims of this phenomenon are the poor small holder farmers themselves. This post provides the findings from a randomized control trial examining whether training and capital investment help to diversify […]

September 15, 2012

Learning from the Chinese to make deserts agriculture hubs

While the Karimojong farmers in Uganda abandon their lands for other livelihood pursuits in the cities, farmers in China, in the Ningxia Province concentrate on cultivation in their gardens. This has led to a reversion of the process of desertification, effectively transforming bad lands into productive lands. Read more here.

September 15, 2012

Global land grab the next big world challenge

Concurrent droughts and fuel hikes have resulted in the increase in the prices of food consistently. This has demanded better agricultural outputs from the available land – leading governments and investors in a mad rush for secure land in Africa, Latin America and Asia. While increased food production is promised, […]

September 15, 2012

Tanzania and agriculture

While some success stories from Tanzania do greet the inquisitive person ever so often, the agricultural sector in Tanzania is still underdeveloped, even as the President, Jakaya Kikwete called himself a farmer. Low productivity in comparison to even its neighbours, let alone other developed countries became an issue of importance […]

September 15, 2012

Survey finds adaptation to climate change among smallholders farmers in East Africa taking root

A study by CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), one year after one of the worst droughts in East Africa is 60 years has found that smallholder farmers across East Africa have begun to embrace more climate friendly farming methods and technologies. The study took […]

September 15, 2012

Sahel: Farmers are idea-rich but resource poor

This post delineates how the farmers fend for themselves in the poor climatic conditions and especially bad crop cycles that have put farmers in a terrible credit crunch, as they plan to manage the ‘lean’ season. Farmers are abundant with feasible ideas which could enhance their lives economically, but the […]