Community-based organisations are coming together to fight some of the harsh effects of climate change as many small holders lost up to 80 per cent of their most recent harvest
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Zimbabwe's smallholder irrigation receives international funding
Zimbabwes smallholder irrigation sector has received a US$25.5mn grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
New training app to support Tanzanian sesame farmers
International charity Farm Africa in collaboration with local partners Inades-Formation and Community Support Initiatives Tanzania (COSITA) has launched a programme to train sesame farmers in Tanzania to use smartphones loaded with training apps
Nigeria refocuses on farming as oil money shrinks
Nigeria is turning to farming as dwindling oil income has driven the economy to the brink of its first full-year contraction in more than two decades
Drones to monitor Rwanda potato farms
An aerial drone to monitor crops for Irish potato farmers in Rwanda’s Northern Province was launched recently in Musanze district