AGRA, SIDA sign US$ 10m grant pact to boost Africa-based agricultural entrepreneurs
The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Friday announced a US$10 million grant to support the development of Africa-based innovations to boost African agricultural growth. The grant, awarded by Sida, will be directly channeled to the African Agribusiness Window of African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF), [...]
Leaders pitch for small scale farmers at an agricultural forum
The Christian Holy Book talks of use of ox-plough several times both in its Old and New Testament but for Jakaya Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, nothing testifies of the backwardness of African agriculture than the continued urging of farmers to switch from using hand hoe to ox-ploughing. “It is now over [...]
Food security: Kenya urged to involve youth, innovate
Kenya must involve the youth as well as strive to innovate her agricultural sector if it has to assure her citizens on food security, experts meeting at an agricultural forum by the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in partnership with the Agriculture Sector Coordination Unit (ASCU) and the Vision 2030 Delivery Secretariat (VDS) [...]
Kenyan woman takes over as new president of the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa
Ms Jane Karuku is the new president of the Alliance Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) taking over from Dr Namanga Ngongi who is retiring after five years. Her appointment has been made by Kofi Annan, chair of the Alliance. She joins AGRA from Telkom Kenya a subsidiary of France Telecom-Orange where she has been Deputy [...]
