By Olawale Ojo Among the many highlights of my participation at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD2)  with the theme FORESIGHT AND PARTNERSHIP FOR INNOVATION AND IMPACT ON SMALL-HOLDER LIVELIHOODS at Punta del Este, Uruguay on 29thOctober to...

By Tukeni Obasi  Stawi Foods and Fruits is fast becoming a popular brand and important model on the African agriculture scene. Started in 2010 by 26-year-old Kenyan entrepreneur Eric Muthomi, Stawi Foods and Fruits is already a three-time award winning initiative. It won the Nature Challenge...

Agriculture is one of Nigeria’s most powerful tools for addressing its goals of creating more employment, better public health, and greater economic growth. Peter Hartmann, Director General of the Ibadan-based International Institute of Tropical Agriculture has said. Speaking at the...

EMRC and the Rabobank Award have launched an award to support agri-business EMRC and the Rabobank Award have launched an award to support agri-business innovators in Agriculture. This award will be presented to an innovative agricultural enterprise in October 2011 in...