Four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are among the top ten reformers worldwide promoting favorable regulations for farmers in the areas measured, a … More
Category: Resource rights
Outdated laws and regulations inhibiting business growth – AGRA
The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has said in a report that the existence of outdated laws … More
Plans to introduce GMO crops in disarray, legislators angry after Uganda’s president rejects GMO cultivation law for second time
Uganda’s long-running debate over how to handle the cultivation of GMOs hit another obstacle with the president’s recent refusal to … More
Ghana considers new rules to enhance its GMO regime
Ghana’s parliament is considering new regulations that will help facilitate its safe adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The rules, … More
Liberia’s Farmers Union Admonishes Legislature To Pass ‘Pro-Agriculture Bills’ into Law
The Farmers Union Network of Liberia has called on the Liberian Legislature to pass into law several bills submitted by … More
Why Nigeria Should Develop own Indigenous Plant Variety Protection Laws – Experts
Farmers, academics, researchers, government officials, medical professionals and representatives from civil society organisations (CSOs) were among some of the 100 … More
East Africa: Cage Farming Can Protect Lake Victoria’s Fish. but Regulations Need Tightening
It’s important that proper regulation is put in so that cage culture reduces poverty, provides food and boosts the income … More
Comesa wants members to lift barriers on seed trade
The bloc says that the Comesa Seed Trade Harmonisation Regulations will lead to increased seed production, supply reliability, enhanced trade … More
Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition converge
The Pan-African Parliamentary Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (PAPA-FSN) members recently met to discuss strengthening and consolidating capacities of … More
UN passes first ever declaration for peasant rights
The new declaration protects the rights of peasants, which includes anyone who survives off of artisanal or small-scale agriculture, either … More