African Farmers

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

‘Farming is life, and some of us black women are making it in what used to be a man’s world’

Senakhomo is recognised for her outstanding maize yields

Phosa is supplying hundreds of pigs to Pick n Pay every week

Women farmers produce 80% of Africa’s food, but only own 1% of the land

‘I was the only one in the business when I started’

‘We empower other farmers, especially the youth and women’

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.