The theme of this year’s report is nurturing change. It refers to how we begin to see the impact of our work on farmers. We highlight the emerging results of AGRA’s work as we enter the final year of our 2017-2021 strategic period. With one year to g...
It is essential that SMEs remain in operation to keep the food system functioning. GAIN has launched video guidance for firms to help prevent the transmission of the virus in their operation. The animations focus on providing general and specific gui...
The success of any startup depends largely on its founding team. In fact, ‘not the right team’ is often cited as one the main reasons for startup failure. No wonder that startup accelerators, investors, strategic partners and customers are very inter...
Even before the Covid-19 outbreak, the agriculture sector in most African countries faced numerous challenges that stood as barriers to food security and sustainability. These challenges included but were not limited to climate disasters, conflicts,...
In Africa, public expenditure is one of the main tools enabling governments to alleviate poverty, fight hunger, and accelerate the transformation of agriculture. Agriculture remains an essential sector of the economy, providing jobs and acting as a...
"Let's unblock the bottlenecks that are holding back potential by increasing coordination and upskilling human capacity in African nations," the FAO Director-General urged. "And let's unlock funds and streamline public financial systems, so that the...
In 2016, total agriculture exports stood at N60.7 billion or 0.7% of total exports for the period. In 2017, total agricultural exports grew by 180.7% over the previous year to close at N170.4 billion and it accounted for 1.3% of total exports. By 201...
Every year, Euromonitor International identifies emerging and fast-moving trends that are expected to gain traction in the year ahead. These trends provide insight into changing consumer values, exploring how consumer behaviour is shifting and causin...
World Intellectual Property Day 2021 shines a light on the critical role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the economy and how they can use intellectual property (IP) rights to build stronger, more competitive and resilient businesses.
To avoid a food crisis following the health crisis we currently face, urgent action is needed in the seed sector. This introductory brief outlines a collaborative effort to conduct rapid assessments by country of both the impact of COVID-19 and our r...
Leveraging Innovation and Technology to Avert a Looming Food Crisis in Africa
FATE Foundation in partnership with BudgIt Nigeria designed and disseminated a survey to better understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Nigerian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) businesses in Nigeria with the goal of engaging rel...