The Ministry of Agro-Industry and Food Security, in collaboration with the Agricultural Research and Extension Unit (AREU) organised a breadfruit festival (“La Fete du Fruit a pain”) from 25-27 April 2012 at the Farmers’ Training School, Wooton. On this occasion, several activities were proposed to the public, which included a… Read More
This episode of Hungry Planet is a Rio+20 Special Report, where the focus is on the effect of climate change in different countries of the world. In Bangladesh, rising sea levels and increasingly severe storms threaten millions of farmers living along the southern coast of the country. Increasingly unpredictable weather… Read More
I heard about the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) in September 2011 for the first time. Like I was unaware, I am certain that many African youth in Agriculture do not know what the CAADP is about. The CAADP was launched by the African Union (AU) and the New… Read More
Everyday on my way back home, I walk by a smallholder farmer’s field and it’s always a pleasure to see how well he has organized his small plot of land with different type of salad crops and fine herbs. And I must say that I learn a lot by just… Read More
Youth and Employment Nearly 200 million people in Africa are aged between 15 and 24 years, comprising more than 20% of the population in most countries (UNDESA, 2010). Presently, the major challenges faced by this category of the population is to find decent and productive employment. In many African countries, Agriculture… Read More