The agri-food private sector in Africa is a dynamic and multifaceted component of the continent’s economy playing a critical role in shaping food systems, employment, and economic growth. Yet, this role is often misunderstood or oversimplifie...
Climate change, directly and indirectly, impacts food systems, food trade, food and nutrition security, and the attainment of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, such as achieving zero hunger, ending poverty, ensuring healthy lives, and...
The survey was carried out to compare the efficiency of traditional and modern maize storage techniques among farmers in guinea and derived savanna, Nigeria. A multistage sampling procedure was used in the selection of 400 active maize farmers, consi...
Agricultural development projects often emphasize the need for climate change adaptation and mitigation in production. Yet upstream and downstream functions of agricultural value chains bear a similar importance for the resilience of the agricultural...
Inputs distributor Agrigrow has doubled its sales in Tanzania with a Facebook campaign supported by AgDevCo’s Smallholder Development Unit. This report profiles some of their new, young, tech-savvy customers.
As anyone working with smallholder farmers knows, two of the biggest challenges are getting farmers to commit to Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and securing sources of sustainable micro-finance.
AgDevCo is a specialist investor in African agriculture. We invest to grow sustainable and impactful agribusiness but provide so much more than just capital; we are long-term partners for growth and impact.
Climate change and its pronounced effects have greatly disfranchised the livelihoods of aquafarmers. To leverage these negative effects of climate change, climate-smart aquaculture (CSA) practices have been developed for adoption by farmers. However,...
The study investigated the effects of climate variability on yield of maize, yam, and cassava in South east Nigeria and the role of agricultural extension on climate variability mitigation and adaptation measures Secondary and primary data were used....
This essay investigates the connection between Nigerian food security and agricultural education curricula. The study explores the importance of incorporating agricultural education within the formal education system with an emphasis on Nigeria in or...
Twelve varieties of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L) were evaluated for yield and yield components in a randomized complete block design replicated three times at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in 2020 and 2021. Data were collected...
Every human being needs food to survive. The increase in the human population in Nigeria as a result of increase in birth rate has necessitated the need for increase in food production. Therefore, agriculture which is primarily concerned with the cul...