Agriculture
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This Affordable Toilet Could Help More Villages Achieve An Open Defecation Free (ODF) Status
Apr 3, 2018Mzimba, Malawi – Nellie Mtonga from Chimanga Machila Langa Village of Manyamula Agriculture Extension Planning Area in Malawi’s northern district of Mzimba will no longer be bothered with the encumbrance of erecting a new latrine regularly as... -
Malawi: Rural Farmers Embrace Winter Cropping Along River And Stream To Improve Crop Yield
Jan 29, 2018In Malawi, winter cropping along river and stream has tremendously improved lives of many rural farmers by making their household food secure while at the same time enabling them to earn money from their business. By... -
Will A New Financing Model Enable Small-Scale Farmers Save Nigeria From Food Crisis?
Jan 26, 2018By Gbenga Ogundare In 2017, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) warned Nigeria against impending famine and malnutrition. The IFPRI Director-General, Shenggen Fan, said Africa’s most populous country has been sliding down the scale of... -
Economic Transformation of Africa’s Rural Areas Key to Curtailing Migration
Dec 19, 2017African Development Bank Group – On the occasion of International Migrants Day, December 18, the African Development Bank calls on African countries to reconstruct rural areas from zones of economic misery to zones of economic prosperity. This... -
Future of Africa’s youth dominates agenda at EU-Africa Business Forum
Nov 28, 2017The 6th EU-Africa Business Forum opened in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Monday, with an emphasis on job creation and investment in young people. The central theme of the Forum is “Investing in Job Creation for Youth.”... -
Community Watch: Aba Oyo, Where Words And Food Should Mean More
Oct 30, 2017By Oghnenechovwen O. Christopher: Aba Oyo, Nigeria – “Our journey there is about halfway done,” someone says from the rear of the single file. Forty-two minutes past of trekking through the thin – often depressed – bush... -
Drought in Kenya: Ensuring Food Security through Diversification and Simple Innovations
Aug 3, 2017Edward (Eddy) Ouko lives in Kisumu County in western Kenya. He is married with four children. When World Neighbors, a small development group based in Oklahoma City, came to his community in 2005 to partner with... -
Improving Rural-Urban Links in Nigeria Crucial for Farmers to Benefit from Expanding Cities
Jul 20, 2017The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) held an international conference on Thursday July 20 to present key findings from the 2017 Global Food Policy Report, the latest in an annual analysis of developments in food policy... -
Meet some women in rural Tanzania who are bold for change
Mar 8, 2017With support from International Women’s Media Foundation, @rural_reporters was recently part of the African Great Lakes Fellowship. In honor of this year’s International Women’s Day, we would be sharing stories about women in rural Tanzania and how... -
Nigeria Convenes Expert Panel to Draft New Plan for Achieving Economic Diversity through Major Investments in Agriculture
Feb 24, 2017The Nigerian Government welcomed senior officials from the African Union Commission and agriculture experts from across the continent for an intensive three-day meeting to develop a new national agriculture investment plan (NAIP) that will provide a...