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Opinion: Market Access

Video: From Subsistence to Success for African Smallholder Farmers with Terje Tollefsen, Yara

Terje Tollefsen

Africa & Middle East: Ahead of the International Fertilizer Industry Association’s Annual Conference in Sydney next week, Farming First talks business with Terje Tollefsen, Head of Strategy and Business Development at Yara International ASA. Tollefsen highlights the efforts made by Yara in unlocking value chains in Africa. He points to the company’s work with Masara N’Arziki, which aims to increase […]

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Opinion: Environment

Pierre Herben: Dreaming of a Green Desert

Pierre Herben

Africa & Middle East: This week, Farming First spokesperson Pierre Herben, Chief Technology Officer of Yara participated in the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture conference held in Abu Dhabi. Among the many innovative projects bringing food security and environmental sustainability to previously disused land, the Sahara Forest Project was showcased as an exciting example. In the following blog […]

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Case Study: Market Access

Maize Partnership for Prosperity in Ghana

Farming First

Africa & Middle East: Effectively engaging smallholder farmers in profitable production, public-private partnerships with a value chain approach has proven a promising track. The Ghana Grains Partnership (GGP) is an innovative example of a scalable model for improving agricultural productivity and enhancing rural livelihoods. By offering vital inputs and facilitating a market for the crops, the partnership increases local […]

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Case Study: Market Access

Building on the success of Malawi’s fertilizer subsidy programme

Farming First

Africa & Middle East: Since its introduction in 2004, the Malawian government’s subsidy programme, which gives smallholders vouchers to buy seeds and fertilizer, has more than doubled farmers’ harvests. The example of Malawi is cited regularly as a symbol of how African agriculture can lift itself out of low productivity. In order to continue the programme’s success, in 2007 […]

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Case Study: Food Security & Nutrition, Market Access

The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania

Farming First

Africa & Middle East: With Dar es Salaam port providing access to the Indian Ocean for the interior of Tanzania and its neighbouring landlocked countries – Malawi, Zambia and the Congo, Tanzania has a large agricultural potential. The Southern Corridor, through serving both regional and international markets, could become a vibrant sustainable commercial farming sector, helping to enhance local food […]

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