African Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/african/ Publish, promote and access agribusiness news and events. Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:54:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://accessagric.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/cropped-Access-Agric-Favicon-32x32.webp African Archives - Access Agric https://accessagric.com/tag/african/ 32 32 Africa’s hunger declines for the first time in a decade. Now comes the harder part https://accessagric.com/africas-hunger-declines-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-now-comes-the-harder-part/ https://accessagric.com/africas-hunger-declines-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-now-comes-the-harder-part/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 20:54:51 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=25924 Opinion piece by Maximo Torero, Chief Economist for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Across Africa last year, fewer people were uncertain about their ability to obtain adequate food or were forced to reduce the quality and quantity of what they ate. It was the first continent-wide improvement in food insecurity in a decade. […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/africas-hunger-declines-for-the-first-time-in-a-decade-now-comes-the-harder-part/feed/ 0 25924 ​Accelerating African Female Founders to Capital Programme https://accessagric.com/accelerating-african-female-founders-to-capital-programme/ https://accessagric.com/accelerating-african-female-founders-to-capital-programme/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:27:06 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=25888 Deadline:18TH August 2026 Applications are now open for the Accelerating African Female Founders to Capital Programme, an ambitious business growth and investment readiness programme designed to support high-potential women entrepreneurs across Southern Africa. Delivered by WomHub, in partnership with AfricaGrow Technical Assistance Facility, KfW DEG Impact, and the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/accelerating-african-female-founders-to-capital-programme/feed/ 0 25888 FAO/ Smart Africa Innovate Africa Challenge 2026 for African startups https://accessagric.com/fao-smart-africa-innovate-africa-challenge-2026-for-african-startups/ https://accessagric.com/fao-smart-africa-innovate-africa-challenge-2026-for-african-startups/#respond Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:30:39 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=25866 Deadline: Unspecified The Innovate Africa Challenge (3rd Edition), organized jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Smart Africa Secretariat, is a continental initiative aimed at accelerating the deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions to address climate and agricultural challenges in Africa. The 2026 edition is themed “From Ideation […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/fao-smart-africa-innovate-africa-challenge-2026-for-african-startups/feed/ 0 25866 UNDP Timbuktoo Launchpad Programme 2026 for African CreativeTech Entrepreneurs https://accessagric.com/undp-timbuktoo-launchpad-programme-2026-for-african-creativetech-entrepreneurs/ https://accessagric.com/undp-timbuktoo-launchpad-programme-2026-for-african-creativetech-entrepreneurs/#respond Sat, 11 Jul 2026 12:40:15 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=25498 Deadline: Ongoing The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting applications from CreativeTech startups across Africa to join timbuktoo Launchpad through the timbuktoo Creatives Hub, hosted in South Africa. Designed to identify and support promising entrepreneurs building innovative solutions for the creative economy, the programme provides startups with access to incubation support, mentorship, digital tools, and a pan-African […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/undp-timbuktoo-launchpad-programme-2026-for-african-creativetech-entrepreneurs/feed/ 0 25498 African Leaders call for action on smart, inclusive farming https://accessagric.com/african-leaders-call-for-action-on-smart-inclusive-farming/ https://accessagric.com/african-leaders-call-for-action-on-smart-inclusive-farming/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:24:26 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=22667 Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization concludes in Dar Es Salaam with ten-point action plan Delegates representing African countries and agriculture stakeholders have made a strong call to drive action on smart and inclusive farming across Africa, encompassing agricultural mechanization and digital innovations. The Africa Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization, convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/african-leaders-call-for-action-on-smart-inclusive-farming/feed/ 0 22667 CSIR-Crops Research Institute engages farmers in Okra Varietal Selection Exercise https://accessagric.com/csir-crops-research-institute-engages-farmers-in-okra-varietal-selection-exercise/ https://accessagric.com/csir-crops-research-institute-engages-farmers-in-okra-varietal-selection-exercise/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 10:14:22 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=20998 Farmers in Libga, a farming community in the Savelugu Municipality have joined researchers from the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)–Crops Research Institute in a varietal selection (PVS) exercise to identify high-performing, farmer-preferred okra varieties suitable for local growing conditions.  The exercise forms part of the VACS Okra Breeding Project, which is under the […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/csir-crops-research-institute-engages-farmers-in-okra-varietal-selection-exercise/feed/ 0 20998 African ChangeMakers Fellowship Program https://accessagric.com/african-changemakers-fellowship-program/ https://accessagric.com/african-changemakers-fellowship-program/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2025 19:55:18 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=19826 Deadline:15th September, 2025 African ChangeMakers Fellowship Program (#ACiFellowship) train,up-skills and empower impressive visionaries, changemakers, game-changers, impact-makers, agent of change, movers and shakers of enterprise and innovation between the ages of 21-40 years to competent in their works of life, compete locally and globally across all industry sectors. These #ACifellows impact business, career and community positively […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/african-changemakers-fellowship-program/feed/ 1 19826 Africa Agri-food Development Programme (AADP) https://accessagric.com/africa-agri-food-development-programme-aadp/ https://accessagric.com/africa-agri-food-development-programme-aadp/#respond Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:43:08 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=19040 Deadline:15th August 2025 The Africa Agri-Food Development Programme (AADP) is Ireland’s flagship initiative supporting the role of the private sector in sustainable food systems development. It acts as a catalyst to enable Irish and African businesses to explore and seize exciting opportunities to bring their expertise to Africa – to develop new markets and to […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/africa-agri-food-development-programme-aadp/feed/ 0 19040 Ghana’s marine policy takes bold turn with IEZ Expansion https://accessagric.com/ghanas-marine-policy-takes-bold-turn-with-iez-expansion/ https://accessagric.com/ghanas-marine-policy-takes-bold-turn-with-iez-expansion/#respond Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:01:55 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=18888 The Canoe and Fishing Gear Owners Association of Ghana (CaFGOAG) has commended the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture (MoFA) and the Minister, Madam Emelia Arthur, for the extension of Ghana’s Inshore Exclusive Zone (IEZ).  “CaFGOAG welcomes the decision of the government of Ghana to extend the Inshore Exclusive Zone from six to 12 nautical miles […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/ghanas-marine-policy-takes-bold-turn-with-iez-expansion/feed/ 0 18888 Export Readiness Online Training for Women (up to $1000 grant + fully paid trip to Algiers, Algeria) https://accessagric.com/export-readiness-online-training-for-women-up-to-1000-grant-fully-paid-trip-to-algiers-algeria/ https://accessagric.com/export-readiness-online-training-for-women-up-to-1000-grant-fully-paid-trip-to-algiers-algeria/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 10:06:37 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=18643 Deadline:6th July, 2025. ShowcaseHER is a zero fees program aimed to empower women business owners in Africa with requisite skills to prepare them for the export market. The program, set to commence on August 1st, 2025, is an inititaive sponsored by Afreximbank and powered by ImpactHER. The goal of ShowcaseHER is to provide Women-led Small […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/export-readiness-online-training-for-women-up-to-1000-grant-fully-paid-trip-to-algiers-algeria/feed/ 0 18643 AWARD Climate Action (ACA) Fellowship 2025 https://accessagric.com/award-climate-action-aca-fellowship-2025/ https://accessagric.com/award-climate-action-aca-fellowship-2025/#respond Thu, 22 May 2025 13:31:01 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=18372 Deadline: 30th June, 2025 The AWARD Climate Action (ACA) Fellowship seeks to achieve a twin goal of increasing the number of African women leading climate change action and catalyze production of climate solutions that work for women smallholders. The Fellowship is designed to address systemic gender inequalities and build the leadership and technical capacity of African women […]

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]]> https://accessagric.com/award-climate-action-aca-fellowship-2025/feed/ 0 18372 AUC-UNDP African Young Women Leaders (AfYWL) Fellowship Programme 2025 (Fully Funded) https://accessagric.com/auc-undp-african-young-women-leaders-afywl-fellowship-programme-2025-fully-funded/ https://accessagric.com/auc-undp-african-young-women-leaders-afywl-fellowship-programme-2025-fully-funded/#comments Thu, 22 May 2025 12:55:13 +0000 https://accessagric.com/?p=18367 Deadline: 1st June 2025. The African Young Women Leaders Fellowship Programme offers an exciting 12 month Fellowship assignment with UNDP at its HQ in New York or in one of its regional or country offices. The AfYWL Fellowship Programme: Do you want to work to advance the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda […]

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