Mohammed Ali, 30, is visibly tired, but relentlessly searching for pastures for his cattle. He leads over 400 head of cattle from Ewa to Asayta Woreda in the Afar region
Agriculture
FAO aims to unlock Africa’s potential to end hunger and malnutrition
The director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), QU Dongyu, says that the potential of Africa gives him hope that the fight against poverty and hunger can be won
AgriBriefing, Alltech unveil survey on Women in Food and Agriculture
A new international survey launched on 28 October by AgriBriefing’s Women in Food and Agriculture, which promotes gender diversity across the agribusiness supply chain, will act as a barometer to track change over the last 12 months
TerraMetric and Euroconsult partner for Earth Observation for Agriculture research report
The USA-based global business development firm TerraMetric has teamed up with international consulting and research firm Euroconsult to produce a new study titled, “EO4AG – Earth Observation for Agriculture”
African leaders call for increase investment in IFAD to end rural hunger and poverty
Ten African heads of state have issued a strong call to other world leaders to increase their funding for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) or to risk threatening sustainable development targets to eradicate poverty and hunger, particularly in Africa