The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its annual list of high-priority countries for safe and resilient water, sanitation, and hygiene assistance. Aligned with the requirements in the Water for the World Act of 2014, these partner countries will be the primary focus of the U.S. government’s investments to build a more water-secure world amid ongoing challenges of the…

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BY  BY HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN Building more resilient food systems will require a mix of approaches from agroecology to the latest crop and soil science, writes the chair of AGRA. At the 2018 Alliance for a Green Revolution Forum. Credit: Paul Kagame. When Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was founded in 2006, it was out of a…

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BY  BY HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN Building more resilient food systems will require a mix of approaches from agroecology to the latest crop and soil science, writes the chair of AGRA. At the 2018 Alliance for a Green Revolution Forum. Credit: Paul Kagame. When Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) was founded in 2006, it was out of a…

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AGRA (Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa) is analysing the expanding profile of Village-based Advisors (VBAs), to inform the development of AGRA’s 2030 strategy as it seeks to reach even more smallholder farmers. ‘’As we design our next strategy we want to make sure it will be informed by what we are learning from important partners such as…

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The Ministry Health has today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for setting up and implementation of a government of Kenya and Donors Sustainable Financing Mechanism for the Procurement of Family Planning (FP) Commodities, a move that will see access to FP commodities valued at 2.5 billion shillings. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Nairobi, Health principal Secretary, Susan Mochache…

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KNA The introduction of the innovative Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) by the government in the agriculture sector has increased lending in the sector, a move that has seen small scale farmers reap maximum benefits from their produce. For a long time, small scale farmers have been facing challenges of accessing loans from financial institutions as only 5 per cent…

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KNA The introduction of the innovative Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) by the government in the agriculture sector has increased lending in the sector, a move that has seen small scale farmers reap maximum benefits from their produce. For a long time, small scale farmers have been facing challenges of accessing loans from financial institutions as only 5 per cent…

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By introducing multi-sector opportunities within South Sudan, international and regional investors engaged in an inclusive panel discussion surrounding advancements in the country’s oil, gas, and power industries at African Energy Week 2021, held at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, South Africa– The final day of African Energy Week 2021’s conference and exhibition featured a spotlight on South…

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By introducing multi-sector opportunities within South Sudan, international and regional investors engaged in an inclusive panel discussion surrounding advancements in the country’s oil, gas, and power industries at African Energy Week 2021, held at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town CAPE TOWN, South Africa– The final day of African Energy Week 2021’s conference and exhibition featured a spotlight on South…

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