Contributors
RuralReporters.com is a news platform with in-depth coverage of under-reported issues in rural communities in Nigeria and across Africa. We report on Agriculture, Health, Women and generally on Rural Development. To pitch a story idea or submit a report, please email: editor@ruralreporters.com-
Rural women are catalysts for sustainable development
by Contributors - Nov 1, 2016“Rural women are powerful catalysts for sustainable development, as well as agents against poverty and hunger” Our coverage on women issues can be found here Source...Read More -
Smallholder farmers can boost agricultural development
by Contributors - Nov 1, 2016Innovations that are guided by smallholder farmers, adapted to local circumstances, and sustainable for the economy and environment will be necessary to ensure food security in the future. Bill Gates Read some inspiring stories on... -
Report Charts Path for a “Nutrition Revolution” in Africa
by Contributors - Oct 23, 2016The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is having a positive impact in countries that have implemented its recommendations, according to the Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) released today. The report outlines how agriculture and... -
WAVA Laud Reps’ Support for Adequate Immunization Funding
by Contributors - Oct 21, 2016The Women Advocates for Vaccine Access (WAVA) has commended the House of Representatives over its call on the Federal Government to make adequate budgetary allocation for childhood immunization and facilitate the revitalization of primary healthcare centres... -
How Can Rural Women Help End World Hunger And Poverty?
by Contributors - Oct 15, 2016“The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have gender equality and women’s empowerment at their core, and include a target to “double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women”. Indeed, rural women... -
#SaveTheDate: How Can Rural Journalism Foster Global Development?
by Contributors - Oct 2, 2016This month, to support the hardworking men and women fostering development and equity to improve rural livelihoods, we would be engaging the director of Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, Al Cross, in a TweetChat focusing... -
Zimbabwean Veterinarian Develops Feed-mix App to Benefit Livestock Farmers
by Contributors - Sep 19, 2016By Wallace Mawire A young local veterinarian surgeon, Maxwell Munyangani, has developed a mobile application to calculate feed mix ratios set to benefit local farmers and from other parts of the world. Munyangani, who is Vice... -
OPINION: IN DEFENSE OF AN AFRICAN PHILOSOPHY FOR DEVELOPMENT
by Contributors - Aug 26, 2016By Raymond Erick Zvavanyange, @zvavanyanger3, Zimbabwe The African philosophy for development is under siege. To counter this, our mental models must change. For instance, a lapse in news reporting last year by the Cable News Network (CNN)... -
How Missouri Protects Natural And Cultural Resources Through Its Parks, Soils and Water Sales Tax
by Contributors - Aug 22, 2016When Brandon Butler moved to the Show-Me State, it didn’t take the avid outdoorsman long to discover new places for his family to hike, camp, and fish, including Missouri’s state parks. But the Indiana native was... -
Afrypod on INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY
by Contributors - Aug 12, 2016The African Youth Initiative on Population, Health and Development joins young persons the world over in celebrating the annual International Youth Day. This year’s international youth day is aptly themed “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty...