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Funding and investments opportunities for agrifood SMEs are scarce in Africa, due to the perceived risks of the agricultural sector, coupled with the lack of capacity of financial institutions and private investors to assess profitable business opportunities within agribusiness markets.  The new pandemic threat from COVID-19 is making these challenges even...

Background The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and various measures taken by the Governments to safeguard the spread of virus, including restriction of movements of people and goods have been affecting the food and agriculture sector in Africa. The Global Report on Food Crises (GRFC) 2020 published by Global Network Against Food Crises...

Everyone has the right to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Still today, almost one in ten people in the world fall ill after eating contaminated food. When food is not safe, children cannot learn, adults cannot work, and human development cannot take place. Safe food is critical to promoting health...

Introduction: With growing populations of youth in Africa, coupled with the rising age of farmers, FAO and its partners can explore new ways to design and manage its agricultural programs in a way that meets the needs of countries’ shifting demographics. Young people seek profitable, prestigious, and exciting career paths that...

At the kind invitation of the Government of the Republic of South Africa, the Twenty-Second Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission (AFWC22) and the Sixth African Forestry and Wildlife Week (AFWW6) will be held at the Nombolo Mdhululi Conference Centre, in Skukuza Camp, Skukuza, Mpumalanga, South Africa from...