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Helping African Smallholder Farmers Fight Soybean Rust
As the climate changes, the risk of soybean rust, a destructive fungal disease, is quickly

Banana fibre to save potatoes from nematodes
With potato production in East Africa under increasing threat from the invasive and highly destructive

Agribusiness Engagement key to Poverty Reduction among Youth- shows study
With the increasing unemployment rate among the youth in Nigeria, development stakeholders believe that agriculture

Coordinated efforts needed to combat aflatoxin in the region
Food safety is the foundation to both food and nutrition security.To meet our food and

Making a case for migrants’ originating households in Malawi
According to research, migration for employment is a key feature of youth mobility in certain

Study shows access to infrastructure can increase youth engagement in agriculture
Youth unemployment remains a critical challenge in developing countries, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa where the

Factors influencing youth access to credit in agriculture
By Kimuri Mwangi There has been a deliberate effort to attract youth to get into

Study shows adoption of mobile phones can provide youth with agriculture market access
Low returns have been touted as a major reason for poor youth participation in agriculture

IITA and EAGC partner to tackle aflatoxin in Eastern Africa
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) have

ICT Adoption can Increase Crop Productivity among young farmers in Tanzania – study shows
A study has shown that the involvement of Africa’s youth in rural development and agriculture