News & Events
AGRA grants 13 million dollars to improve agriculture in Ghana
Ghana News AgencyThe Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is providing a grant of 13 million dollars to the agricultural sector of Ghana.
Country Launches New Project to Boost Rural Markets
Agencia de informacao de MocambiqueA new project to promote rural markets, budgeted at 40.6 million US dollars, was launched in Pemba, capital of the northern province of Cabo Delgado, on Monday seeking to boost access and participation of small scale farmers in the agricultural trade and value chain.
New Partnership Launched in Northern Mozambique Focus to Build Rural Markets, Raise Productivity and Incomes of Smallholder Farmers
AGRA announced today that it is joining forces with the Government of Mozambique and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in support of PROMER, the Rural Markets Promotions Program. PROMER is a long-term initiative committed to helping small farming households make the transition from subsistence to market-oriented agriculture. 17 August 2009
Western farmers to get support to improve soil fertility
Daily Nation (Kenya)Farmers from Western province are set to benefit from financial support given to the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, which will be used to help farmers apply lime on their acidic soils to boost crop production. AGRA has given the institute Sh25 million for a project running that will run for three years in the area.
U.S. has wrong approach to African food security, groups say
Seattle Times (USA)Africa is getting more attention with a new U.S. administration that says it's committed to helping African countries achieve self sufficiency and food security. The Gates Foundation has also brought a renewed focus on African agriculture through its own programs and grantees, including the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
Two sides of the same coin: Attaining food security and export growth in agriculture in Africa
Ghana Business NewsAGRA would like to leverage an additional $4 billion in financing for smallholder farmers and agricultural value chains over the next five years. Such financing can help fill a large gap for cash-strapped farmers, who otherwise have little to invest in their farms, and whose unsustainable farming remains a poverty trap for millions.
Relax trade rules, US urged
UN IRINThe Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) recommends that the region should develop a unified grading system for agricultural products that meets rigorous standards for trade.
Africa’s salvation lies in small-scale farmers
Business Daily (Kenya)While in Ghana recently, US President Barack Obama highlighted the importance of good governance in building strong societies, and underscored the need for agricultural development to trigger economic growth.
Agricultural input dealers sign MOU on training
Ghana News AgencyThe 3rd Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Agricultural Input Dealers Association (GAIDA) has ended at Ejisu in the Ashanti Region with the singing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to streamline the training curriculum of agro dealers.
11 July 2009
G8 Calls for Decisive Action to End Hunger, Recognizes Role of CAADP and AGRA at L'Aquila Summit
World Leaders have called for decisive action to end hunger and acknowledged the positive contributions of AGRA to achieving this goal, in a joint statement on global food Security by world leaders gathered in the Italian town of L'Aquila for the G8 summit. The statement called for the urgent need for decisive action to free humankind from hunger and poverty.
AGRA Statement to G8: Shortest Path to Food Security is through Africa's Breadbaskets
AGRA's response to the communique from the G8 meeting in L'Aquila, Italy.
Behind the G8 food security initiative: Gates Foundation role
Seattle Times (USA)President Obama and other world leaders seem to be taking their cue from the Gates Foundation for a new three-year agricultural initiative announced today.
Weighing up the G8's promises to poor countries
NatureNature News talks to AGRA president Dr. Namanga Ngongi about the billions of dollars pledged by the G8 for food security. Published July 17, 2009
10 July 2009
Partnership Launched to Tackle Acidic Soils and Food Insecurity in Western Kenya
AGRA, along with the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) and other community partners launched a critical effort to counteract soil acidity which cuts maize yields by at least 30 percent. In Kenya’s western and central provinces, 7.5 million hectares of land are highly acidic, a problem shared by large parts of Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia.
Lessons from the Global Food and Financial Crisis: Trade and Development to Unlock Growth in Africa's Breadbaskets
Addressing the Board of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on June 30 in Geneva, Switzerland, AGRA's Dr. Akin Adesina laid out AGRA's new strategy of focusing on Africa's high-potential breadbasket areas. This approach "puts Africa’s agricultural development where it belongs--at the center of the continent’s response to the global food and financial crisis." But, he said, an enabling policy environment, on matters of trade and development, at global, regional and national levels, is needed for success.