On August 22, the 23rd session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission, hosted by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo opened in Kinshasa, putting the future of Africa’s forestry sector in the spotlight
Agriculture
Boosting investment for Africa-made cotton
At a partner’s conference on cotton, jointly organised with the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), donors were urged to mobilise resources for new partnerships.
Nature-based solutions help farmers in Ghana
Organic pesticides, waste-based fertilisers and forest regeneration are just a few of the green initiatives being employed in Ghana to boost farming communities’ resilience to the impacts of climate change
Boosting soil nutrient mapping in sub-Saharan Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to fast track an impact-oriented project in sub-Saharan Africa and Central America for digital soil nutrient mapping, after receiving US$20mn from the Government of the United States of America
Gambia-Korea partnership seeks to double rice production to curb food insecurity
President Adama Barrow has received a delegation led by the Korean Ambassador to The Gambia, HE Kim Ji-Joon, at the State House in Banjul to announce the delivery of sample rice seeds to increase rice production in the country