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East Africa food crisis: No-one knows what tomorrow holds

ActionAid’s Takaitei Bote is in Kenya this week to support the response to the food crisis in the country where millions of vulnerable people, especially women and girls are going hungry. Hear her first-hand account of what’s happening in Kenya. Amina, 70, in Kenya was a proud owner of 75 goats, but she is now […]

How women are tackling drought in Somaliland

In Hargeisa, the capital and largest city of Somaliland, farming has been a way of life which allows families to earn a living to sustain themselves. In a sense, farms act as the lungs of the community. So, losing them means losing the circulation of benefits they provide. As we have heard from the women […]

East Africa Food Crisis: Tackling hunger through School Feeding Programs

In East Africa, rain has not fallen for nearly four rainy seasons. The 2022 rainy season was the driest it’s been in the last 70 years. Failing farms, depleted livestock, and skyrocketing food prices due to the war on Ukraine has led to an unprecedented food crisis and is threatening East Africa with famine. Stories […]

African Farmers Conduct Audits to Track How Government Money Is Spent

In many countries around the world, agriculture is by far the biggest source of employment. Whether it’s plowing the land and sowing the seeds or packing fruit and vegetables for export, more than one billion people – that’s one in three of all workers worldwide – rely on agriculture to make their living. While big […]

Nigeria’s headline inflation soars to 19.64% in July 2022

BY: EMMANUEL ABARA BENSON Nigeria’s headline inflation soars to 19.64% in July 2022 Nigeria’s inflation rate has soared to its highest level since 2005. The uptick was driven by food inflation as well as the continuous depreciation of the naira which has increased the cost of imports. Nigeria’s inflation is one of the highest in […]

10 ways Africans can make big money from food and agribusiness

Article written by BI Africa contributor: Olayinka Sodiq Agriculture is essential to Africa’s economy and a major source of wealth for many countries on the continent. Agriculture is lucrative for investors and farmers, making it ideal for Africans hoping to generate income. Are you wondering about some of the realistic ways you can make money […]