News story from AllAfrica on Wednesday 06 April 2022
AllAfrica,
What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services
MyZA,
Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma.
What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services
Investing.com,
Author providedEach agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma.
MIL-OSI Global: What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services
Foreign Affairs New Zealand,
– By Bjorn Van Campenhout, Research Fellow, CGIAR System Organization Author provided Each agricultural season, small-scale…
What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services
Global Advisors,
Author provided Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma.
What changed when Ugandan farmers rated input quality and local vendor services
The Conversation,
Each agricultural season, small-scale maize farmers in southeastern Uganda face the same dilemma.
How Higher Quality Seeds Can Help Beat Africa’s ‘Hunger Pandemic’
The Wire,
Subsistence farmer work their field of maize after late rains near the capital Lilongwe, Malawi February 1, 2016.
World: Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
Relief Web,
Vaccination efforts across the globe encourage hope of an imminent end to the COVID-19 health crisis.
News story from AllAfrica on Wednesday 03 February 2021
AllAfrica,
News story from Big News Network on Tuesday 02 February 2021
Big News Network,
Higher quality seeds can help beat Africa’s ‘hunger pandemic’
The Conversation,
Vaccination efforts across the globe encourage hope of an imminent end to the COVID-19 health crisis.
Africa is facing a food crisis due to COVID-19. These seeds could help prevent it
World Economic Forum,
Sub-Saharan Africa is facing one of its biggest farming crises in living memory.
Seeds go digital: faster and better-quality certification, a game-changer for African f...
SeedQuest,
by Joshua Masinde, Jérôme Bossuet, Kate Fehlenberg Seed Assure app testing in the field in Kiboko, Kenya.
News story from AllAfrica on Wednesday 11 May 2016
AllAfrica,
King corn’s crown slips
IRIN,
Some call it nshima or sadza, others pap or ugali. Whatever the name, maize meal is the staple food across much of southern…
King Corn's Crown Slips
Equities.com,
Maize's dominance is being challenged by climate change Some call it nshima or sadza, others pap or ugali.
Getting seedy: local markets provide a boon for small farmers
Christian Science Monitor,
Small, family farmers in Africa purchase the majority of their seeds every year through local markets and other informal sources…
Getting seedy: local markets provide a boon for small farmers
Christian Science Monitor,
Small, family farmers in Africa purchase the majority of their seeds every year through local markets and other informal sources…
News story from The Citizen (TZ) on Sunday 28 February 2016
The Citizen (TZ),
News story from The Guardian on Saturday 27 February 2016
The Guardian,
New index ranks Monsanto, Dupont and Syngenta on efforts to help smallholders
Equities.com,
The world’s leading seed companies must do more to increase smallholder farmers’ access to seeds.
News story from AllAfrica on Thursday 25 February 2016
AllAfrica,
Why we shouldn't ignore Africa's informal seed systems
World Economic Forum,
Global Regional Industry Commentary and analysis shaping our Global, Regional and Industry agendas Learn more about our events…
Africa's informal seed system needs to be brought in from the cold
The Conversation,
African governments and donors have spent huge sums of money on seed systems. Simply put, seed systems are networks of…
Les petits cultivateurs recourent aux circuits informels pour les semences
SciDev,
[NAIROBI] Les petits agriculteurs se procurent plus de 90 % de leurs semences à partir des circuits informels, selon une…
Smallholders rely on informal seed systems
SciDev,
[NAIROBI] Small-scale farmers obtain more than 90 per cent of their seed from informal systems, says a new study.
Smallholders rely on informal seed systems
SciDevNet,
News story from AllAfrica on Wednesday 20 January 2016
AllAfrica,
New study finds most African smallholder farmers actively shopping for seeds
Phys.org,
Home Earth Environment January 20, 2016 January 20, 2016 Small, family farmers in Africa purchase more than half of their seeds…
Study: First Ever To Quantify Crop By Crop Where African Farmers Obtain Seed
Science 2.0,
NAIROBI, KENYA (20 January 2016)--Small, family farmers in Africa purchase more than half of their seeds every year through…
New seed varieties not reaching Africa's small farmers, study says
TODAY (Singapore),
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Africa's small farmers, more than half of whom buy their seeds from local informal…
Study: First ever to quantify crop by crop where African farmers obtain seed
EurekAlert!,
NAIROBI, KENYA (20 January 2016)--Small, family farmers in Africa purchase more than half of their seeds every year through…