Kenyan farmers have carved their own niche in America’s agricultural landscape, providing speciality crops for the US market
Farmers in Ambohitrimanjaka village are facing off with the authorities over a scheme that threatens to engulf a thousand hectares of rice fields
Women farmers produce 80% of Africa’s food, but only own 1% of the land
Senakhomo is recognised for her outstanding maize yields
‘We empower other farmers, especially the youth and women’
‘Farming is life, and some of us black women are making it in what used to be a man’s world’
Phosa is supplying hundreds of pigs to Pick n Pay every week
‘I was the only one in the business when I started’
With investment in agriculture and data, African states could end famine — and reap the reward
Biotechnology boosts the resistance of crops to drought and disease, and increases the levels of crucial micronutrients in the produce.
Agriculture is poised to drive a new era of inclusive economic growth for Africa – if smallholder farmers are given the tools to generate income.
