Cassava value chain/Kenya - Cassava takes root in arid counties A cassava revolution is taking over in coastal counties that have for decades been left to the mercy of perennial dry weather conditions, hunger an... 19/10/2015
Input value chain/Zimbabwe - Earthworms helping smallholders increase crop yields A project in Zimbabwe is promoting the use of earthworms to enable the country's small-scale farmers improve soil fertility and boost crop yields.... 19/10/2015
Smallholder Poultry Farmers to benefit from a Chicken gene-improvement Program The African Chicken Genetic Gains (ACGG), an Africa-wide collaborative initiative spearheaded by the International Livestock Research Institute (IL... 19/10/2015
Improved breeds of Goats and Sheep as a coping mechanism against climate change for Small-scale farmers and Pastoral Herders According to scientists working with the ‘Small ruminants’ project of ILRI, improved breeding of small ruminants provides a better pathway for enha... 19/10/2015
East African Dairy Development Program rolls out an Innovative Livestock Insurance Product in Kenya Kenyan Dairy farmers targeted by the East African Dairy Development Program of Heifer International are set to benefit from an innovative livestock... 19/10/2015
Locally produced Feeds found good enough to increase Productivity of Pigs among Smallholder farmers in Uganda Finding that smallholder pig farmers in Uganda can formulate feeds with locally available materials for optimal production is good news to hundred... 19/10/2015
Participatory Tool for improving availability and quality of Feeds in Uganda While Rwanda is moving towards incentivizing commercial production of animal feeds as a way of increasing productivity of the country’s livestock s... 18/10/2015
Grain value chain/Uganda - Farmers urge Government to support local seeds Speaking during a seed dialogue in Kampala, smallholder farmers under their umbrella body, Eastern and Southern Africa small-scale farmers' forum (... 14/09/2015
Grain value chain/Nigeria - IART releases new hybrid maize seeds Two new hybrid maize seed that will help improve productivity and farmer’s income, have been released in Nigeria. The new maize hybrids Ife Maizehy... 14/09/2015
Wheat value chain/Nigeria - Nigeria has competitive advantage in wheat production Nigerian’s Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have stated that the nation's locally produced wheat can now compete favorably wi... 30/08/2015