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Africa makes Giant Leap in Managing its Soil for Productive Agriculture and Ecosystem Services.
By Wole Fatunbi It is no longer a sad story from Africa! As the continent took a giant leap in managing its soil resources. The year 2024 signified a change as the Africa Union Commission and AUDA-NEPAD led the broad stakeholder group in African agriculture to the presidential summit on “Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health.” The presidential summit held on
AU Appoints FARA to Lead Soil Health and Fertilizer Initiative for Africa’s Transformation
Harare, Zimbabwe, October 31st, 2024 The African Union Commission, under the dynamic leadership of H.E. Ambassador Josefa Sacko, has appointed the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) as the official Secretariat for the Soil Initiative for Africa (SIA) and the Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health Action Plan (AFSH-AP). This landmark appointment, announced at the high-level 20th CAADP Partnership Platform
Advancing Soil Health in Mediterranean African Countries: A Call for Action on Soil and Fertilizer Initiatives
By `Wole Fatunbi The Mediterranean region of Africa, including Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, and Mauritania, faces unique soil challenges. While their soils share similarities with the rest of Africa, they also experience added pressures from low moisture levels, limited vegetation, and biomass yield. These lands, initially arid, have now become hyper-arid. Key challenges include water scarcity, drought, soil salinization
UG, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa and partners advocate consumption of indigenous fruits and vegetables
By Rachel Kakraba The University of Ghana (UG) in partnership with the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) and its Partners, working under the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Horticulture project – “Enhancing the production and consumption of African indigenous fruits and vegetables to improve nutrition in Ghana and Mali” are advocating for the consumption of indigenous crops
Pre-Feasibility Studies for Zambia-Zimbabwe and Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire CAAP Priority for Amb Sacko – Dr. Edeme
by Daniel Abugre Anyorigya & Benjamin Abugri The Chair of the CAAPs Technical Working Group, Dr. Janet Edeme, says Ambassador Josefa Sacko aims to leave “something tangible for her successor” as her tenure ends in February 2025. In an interview, Dr. Edeme highlighted Amb. Sacko’s commitment to advancing the CAAPs, particularly the Zimbabwe-Zambia CAIP and Ghana-Côte d’Ivoire Cocoa CAAP, is
Addressing declining Soil Fertility in Africa amid population surge
written by DANIEL ESSIET fThe challenges posed by declining soil fertility present substantial issues for many African countries, including Nigeria, especially in the light of the continent’s anticipated population growth. With an estimated 2.5 billion people expected to inhabit Africa by 2050, there will be a substantial increase in food consumption, placing further strain on the continent’s already burdened agricultural
THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN
THE OSWALD HANCILES COLUMN *Monty Jones: The ‘Rice Pope’ * (First published December 31, 2015 in several local newspapers in Sierra Leone. Republished as Monty Jones makes his transition) Monty Jones is indisputably the greatest Sierra Leonean scientist!! Before I interviewed Prof. Monty Jones at his Special Adviser to the President & Ambassador-at-Large office at State House last week, before
SIERRA LEONE, AFRICA AND THE WORLD HAVE LOST AN INIMITABLE TRAILBLAZER : REST IN PEACE, PROFESSOR MONTY JONES
By Kabs Kanu Unbelievable. One of the nicest and most humble souls God has ever created, PROFESSOR MONTY JONES, passed away on Sunday. I shivered in shock and disbelief when I was called and told. I worked with him in the last government where he was Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. He was an angel . He was one of
Enhancing the Soil User “Capacity to Innovate”. The primary pathway to sustainable management of African soil
by Wole Fatunbi It is now street knowledge that the availability of technology is not the central bane to improvement of Africa agriculture and management of the prime production asset, our soil. While technologies is modestly available, bringing the technologies from pilots to scale is still a key problem to overcome. Notable experts in the theory and practice of scaling
REOI: Individual Consultancy Services to Commission Regional Case Studies on Effective Partnerships for Innovation
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT) Consulting Services: Consultancy Services: Commission Regional Case Studies on Effective Partnerships for Innovation Name of Project: CAADP-XP4 Activity Ref No: CAADP-XP4 Activity: 2.3.5 Procurement Ref: FARA/CAADP-XP4/CS/IC/2024/01 Issue Date: Thursday, February 01, 2024 Submission Deadline: Thursday, February 15, 2024 The CAADP-XP4 program, involving organizations like AFAAS, ASARECA, CCARDESA, CORAF, and FARA, aims
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