The regulatory reform needle for Indian agriculture moved more yesterday (15 May) than it did during the last seven decades. There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks […]
Women smallholder farmers contribute significantly to the Nigerian economy. Shutterstock Olayinka Adegbite, University of Pretoria; Elizabeth Mkandawire, University of Pretoria, and Lepepeule Machethe, University of Pretoria Women smallholder farmers in […]
A group of Activist lawyers under the auspices of Public Interest Lawyers’ Forum have dragged the Attorney General of the Federation, Accountant General of the Federation, Revenue Mobilization, Account and […]
Riverside forests are important for freshwater ecosystem mtcurado/Getty Images Emmanuel O. Akindele, Obafemi Awolowo University Nigeria’s population growth – at a rate of more than 2.5% a year – is […]
Waste pickers are increasingly taking action to oppose policies that exclude them from their source of livelihood. Swampa (South African Waste Pickers Association) Federico Demaria, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and […]
A vendor holds a tuber of yam for sale at the popular Mile 12 market in Lagos. Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images Bolanle Akinwande, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, […]
Tubeho Neza community distributions of household water filters and cookstoves in western Rwanda in 2014. Evan Thomas Evan Thomas, University of Colorado Boulder; Jean De Dieu Ngirabega, Ruli Higher Institute […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB), yesterday, said it has earmarked $500 million loan for the development of four agro-industrial zones across various states of the Federation. AfDB which made the […]
The Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) says it has concluded plans to promote crops that have potential export value in Katsina State thereby creating more businesses and job opportunities for people. […]
Solid waste in Mulago, Kampala, 2010. The city’s residents have found ways to recycle waste into energy. SuSanA Secretariat/Flickr, CC BY-SA Shuaib Lwasa, Makerere University In places where municipalities continuously […]