Commendable progress has been made across many parts of Africa over the past years to increase agricultural productivity, reduce hunger, malnutrition and poverty, create new employment opportunities for young people and improve the livelihoods of rur...
With a view to accelerating the implementation of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, the Secretary-General of the United Nations will convene a Summit on food systems within the context of the HLGA in Se...
The TAAT Aquaculture compact has noted that fish farmers in Africa are confronted with many challenges in producing good quality feed. These include lack of access to quality feed ingredients, low skills of fish farmers and feed millers in formulatio...
The TAAT Aquaculture compact has noted that fish farmers in Africa are confronted with many challenges in producing catfish. These include a lack of poor-quality fish seed, low skills of fish breeders in BMPs, high fry and fingerling mortality and th...
The Agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a legal instrument – an agreement among the African Union Member States to create a single market. But the AfCFTA represents much more. On the one hand, it is a significan...
Given the challenges of energy poverty and vulnerable food systems prevalent across countries in Africa, there is a critical need to ensure access to adequate and affordable energy for the agriculture sector. Powering agriculture through innovative a...
Fruits and vegetables are vital for healthy diets, but intake remains low for a majority of the global population. This paper reviews academic literature on food system issues, and opportunities for research and action, as an input into the 2021 UN F...
Learn more about inspiring women entrepreneurs and innovative investors by reading this seventeenth edition of the online magazine on Inclusive Business! The illustration was developed by Christopher Malapitan, a visual practitioner and trainer based...
All around the globe, thousands of food small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their expert supporters were asked, “How to boost the role of SMEs in providing good food for all?” This report shares their compelling response.
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...
This handbook is intended to guide farmers, extension personnel, students of agriculture and researchers in Nigeria to use improved varieties and complementary production practices to increase productivity. The guide draws its lessons from the wo...