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
‘We empower other farmers, especially the youth and women’
Senakhomo is recognised for her outstanding maize yields
Phosa is supplying hundreds of pigs to Pick n Pay every week
‘Farming is life, and some of us black women are making it in what used to be a man’s world’
‘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.