NEWS & BLOGS
The COVID19 pandemic – a double edged sword for agri-SMEs in Africa and Southeast Asia
24/04/2020
Something as small as a virus has managed to achieve the almost impossible: to put our globalised world on hold. […]
Growth in The Time of COVID
16/04/2020
How do you start off a development programme during COVID? Just as the CASA programme was set to roll out […]
CASA programme launched in Uganda
26/03/2020
“The Ugandan government is determined to carry out a nationwide farmer’s census as a deliberate strategy to help them shift […]
How The Full Spectrum of Capital Can Enable Inclusive Growth in Agriculture
12/02/2020
While the world has made huge economic gains over the past 50 years, this progress has been highly uneven. This […]
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31/01/2020
We are seeking the services of professional experts to be engaged on a call down basis to undertake research in […]
Farmers face up to climate risks in south Asia
27/01/2020
Small-scale farmers in India and Nepal ‘most vulnerable’ to climate change and while technologies to improve resilience are available, barriers […]
Q&A: Digital tech is like eBay or Amazon for smallholders
20/01/2020
Digital solutions for smallholders risk failure unless ‘human-centred’ but technology can ‘de-risk’ commercial investment in small-scale farming, writes Ruth Douglas […]
What are the opportunities, challenges and evidence needs for investing in smallholder farming?
04/12/2019
Let’s say that investing in agriculture and particularly in agribusinesses that source from smallholder farmers is not a walk in […]
Microloans make farming profitable for Kenyan smallholders
02/12/2019
Farmers in Kenya report increased yields after signing up to microloan scheme but more investment is essential to help small-scale […]
Egypt’s small-scale farmers buoyed by technology investment
06/11/2019
New agricultural equipment increases yields by up to 20 per cent, and smallholders in Egypt have received incentives to use […]