Reuters published an article that stated that according to government figures, there are about 4.5 million small-scale farmers in Kenya and their collective output accounts for more than 60 percent of the country’s food. Across sub-Saharan Africa, peop…
The Nation (Malawi) published an article stating that the Ministry of Gender, Community Development, and Social Welfare has rolled out the third phase of emergency cash transfers under the Covid-19 urban cash transfer intervention targeting 74 150 urba…
Daily Star (Bangladesh) published an article stating that rice contributes to 48 percent of the total rural employment. Two-thirds of the total caloric need of the country and is the source of half of the country's protein intake. According to the Ban…
The Times (Malawi) published an article on fertilizer and extension services. At the heart of all that Malawi desires to achieve in agriculture are extension and advisory services. Extension services in Malawi are suffering badly under the weight of fe…
Frontier Myanmar published an article stating that throughout much of the country, Myanmar’s farmers are busy preparing their fields for the monsoon rice crop – the key annual event for a sector that accounts for about half of all Myanmar’s jobs and on…
The Times (Malawi) published an article on the status of maize prices in April. The article uses the IFPRI-Malawi data that show that the retail price of maize decreased by 4.7 percent in April. This comes as the country is projected to have a bumper …
The Nation (Malawi) published an article examining the National Statistical Office’s analysis which showed that food prices rose and continued to push up inflation. Maize, as part of the food component, accounts for about 45.2 percent of the Consumer P…
Financial Express published an article stating that in a major policy shift, the government is planning to purchase Boro harvest directly from the farmers this season to help ensure a fair price for the latter and boost its own stock. The cabinet divis…
Financial Express (Bangladesh) published an article on how the government is moving forward to procure more boro. Under this policy shift, the government is planning to purchase Boro rice directly from farmers this season to help ensure a fair price fo…
Global Diaspora News published an article stating that the evolution of global food systems and improved crop varieties have enabled hundreds of millions of people to achieve food and nutrition security. Keeping people fed is challenging to plant healt…