From Dust to Plenty: The Power of Conservation Agriculture

Brilliant Chivunga, a smallholder farmer from Namwala district who practices Conservation Agriculture.Picture captured by: Mulapwa Mukopole/UNDP Zambia After a journey of over 300 kilometers, we finally arrived at Brilliant Chivunga’s home in Namwala District. Chivunga is a participant in the Strengthening Climate Resilience of Agricultural Livelihoods in Agro-Ecological Regions I and II (SCRALA) project, an initiative focused on strengthening climate resilience among smallholder farmers in Zambia. Her homestead mirrored the conditions of other sites we visited during the project’s monitoring visit—a landscape marked by dry grey-brown soil and withered grass, with only a few resilient trees surviving amidst the harsh […]

Smart agriculture to help Africa fight climate change

agrifocusafrica.com - 01/Oct 10:18

Cattle reared through zero-grazing on display for visitors at the Nairobi International Trade Fair which was held to promote climate-smart...

Can Rural Resource Centres bring Cameroon’s conservationists and local communities together?

agrifocusafrica.com - 26/Sep 14:49

A hippopotamus in Benoue National Park, North Cameroon. Photo by Carsten ten Brink/Flickr Biodiversity conservation is a crucial issue, particularly...

Prince William’s Earthshot Prize Unveils 15 Groundbreaking Environmental Solutions In the Running for 5 Catalytic £1 Million Prizes

dconnectnews.com.ng - 26/Sep 11:05

Prince William’s Earthshot Prize has announced the 15 finalists for its 2024 edition, selected from nearly 2,500 nominations across 139...

Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Celebrates Nigeria’s 64th Independence Anniversary

dconnectnews.com.ng - 01/Oct 08:55

…Reaffirms Commitment to Protein Security and Food SustainabilityAmo Farm Sieberer Hatchery Limited, a leading agribusiness company dedicated to...

US accelerates battery minerals investment with South32 grant

miningmx.com - 23/Sep 07:01

SOUTH32 said its Hermosa project in Arizona was in line to receive a $166m grant from the US Department of Energy which the miner will put towards the...

Growing Africa’s digital economy from the soil up

agrifocusafrica.com - 30/Sep 16:31

There is an economic sector in Africa worth $1 trillion a year, and yet most of the people who work in it are invisible. “Farmers are the folks that...

AFC signs concession agreements with Angola and Zambia to advance Zambia Lobito Rail Project

africanminingmarket.com - 25/Sep 13:07

In a significant milestone for the Zambia Lobito Rail Project, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions...

Tanzania establishes mining and industrial equipment parts factory

africanminingmarket.com - 29/Sep 14:04

Tanzania has made a significant stride in the manufacturing of mining and industrial equipment parts, with the establishment of the modern East Africa...

Standard Bank launches the 7th edition of its Finance and Farm Management textbook, contributing to skills development in Agriculture

agrifocusafrica.com - 02/Oct 13:12

Johannesburg, South Africa, 02 October 2024 – Standard Bank has announced the launch of the highly anticipated 7th edition of its Finance and...

Nigeria’s Drive Towards Tackling Food Insecurity And The Challenges Of Climate Change

agrifocusafrica.com - 02/Oct 14:14

Today, the world faces food insecurity, which is the limited access to nutritious food. This global challenge affects about 2.4 billion of the world...

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