To facilitate access to subsidized fertilizer for smallholder farmers, IFDC has developed a fertiliser voucher programme that relies on a public-private partnership
Crops
Farming the cities, feeding an urban future
Worldwatchs Nourishing the Planet team emphasises urban agriculture as a means of increasing food security, empowering women, and protecting the environment
32 new varieties of vegetable for African farmers
New vegetable variety releases expand market options for Africa’s farmers
$40mn wind-borne wheat pathogen battle
$40mn investment for global research team to fight Ug99; a wind-borne wheat pathogen endangering food security worldwide
Crop Spraying – The right nozzle
The quality of a spray job rests on a number of parameters and the nozzle remains the farmers’ most important tool in order to influence the end result
p>The quality of a spray job rests on a number of parameters and the nozzle remains the farmers’ most important tool in order to influence the end result