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Agriculture is still massively important for most people for work, food security and social stability.

Since March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to life as we know it, with wide-ranging spill-over effects permeating various sectors. While Africa fared better than predicted in terms of health impacts, COVID-19

Download logoBy Dr. Layih Butake, the Director of Communication and Outreach at AKADEMIYA2063 (www.AKADEMIYA2063.org) Since March 2020, the COVID-19

Download logoThe transition from the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to the African Union (AU) highlighted the need to promote African integration and

Download logo Today, the Malabo Montpellier Panel at AKADEMIYA2063 (www.AKADEMIYA2063.org) will host the 9th edition of the biannual Malabo Montpellier Forum to address policy innovations for food systems transformation, building resilience and adapting to climate change, and promoting stakeholder dialogue against the backdrop of COVID-19, COP26 and the United Nations Food Systems post-summit agenda. The virtual high-level […]

Kenya to host the AGRF 2021 Summit July 4, 2021 19 Views Kenya is set to host the AGRF 2021 Summit, which this year will focus on the bold actions needed for agriculture to fuel the continent’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and continued food systems transformation. The AGRF is the world’s premier forum for African agriculture, bringing together stakeholders in the agricultural landscape to take practical actions and share lessons that will move African agriculture forward. Jennifer B...

The Business & Financial Times June 30, 2021 Total expenditure allocation for the agriculture sector in the past four years, from 2017 to 2020, has stayed below one percent of government’s total spending in the economy. The total spending for the agriculture sector in 2017, which was GH¢384.6million, constituted just 0.71 percent of entire government expenditure. In 2018 total spending on the sector rose to GH¢502.7million, which comprised 0.79 percent. There was a significant increase in...

Daily Monitor Saturday May 15 2021 Women seen harvesting greens in Amudat, northern Uganda on an unspecified date. The area bordering Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Ethiopia has witnessed inter-ethnic strife and drought in years past. PHOTO/AFP Summary The agriculture sector in Africa (excluding North Africa) is expected to need eight times more fertiliser and six times more seed than it currently uses in order to fulfil its yield and production potential. Advertisement As African leaders spok...

PAFO, AGRA sign a memorandum of understanding to support smallholder farmers April 16, 2021 The Pan-African Farmers Organisation (PAFO) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) have signed a cooperation and partnership agreement to strengthen the capacities of African farmers’ organisations to ensure that they provide effective services to smallholder farmers, especially women and youth. The agreement will see AGRA supporting Farmers’ Organisations to drive policy advocacy a...

Share: March 01, 2021 We, the African Union (AU) Member States, the African Union Commission (AUC), the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD), the World Food Programme (WFP), the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), as well as distinguished invitees, RECALLING previous AU Assembly of Heads of State and Government declarations and decisions on home-grown sc...