Tag: Yara
Video: From Subsistence to Success for African Smallholder Farmers with Terje Tollefsen, Yara
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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Pierre Herben: Dreaming of a Green Desert
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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Maize Partnership for Prosperity in Ghana
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 […]
Read MoreDelivering agricultural inputs in Tanzania
Africa & Middle East: Almost seven years ago, the Tanzanian government approached fertilizer company Yara regarding a fertilizer partnership that would provide a stable supply of mineral fertilizers for the country’s farmers. Two years later, in 2006, the idea for the project expanded: realising that the real challenges extended beyond the supply of crop nutrients, the partnership needed to […]
Read MoreThe Ghana Grains Partnership
Africa & Middle East: Smallholder farmers in Ghana typically face several challenges preventing them from producing better yields. Among the lack of access to credit, inputs, storage facilities and infrastructure, a big influence on them is the belief that increasing production only serves to make the local market crash and prices plummet. Back in 2008, fertilizer company Yara initiated […]
Read MoreBuilding on the success of Malawi’s fertilizer subsidy programme
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 […]
Read MoreThe Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania
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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