For Africa to experience a green revolution and to spur agricultural growth and food security on the continent there is a need to create agriculture-related jobs for its ever increasing […]
Africa Lead collaborated with eight organizations in Nigeria to competitively select and nominate participants for the Champions for Change leadership course held from March 13-17, 2017. The organizations included the […]
Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett highlighted in a follow-up op-ed titled Kenya’s Agriculture Sector Ready for Increased Investments, expressing why the meeting was a pivotal step in following through on the commitments Kenya had made to CAADP, as well as to the continental campaign led by NEPAD, AU, AGRA and AfDB to “Seize the Moment” and drive economic growth through the agriculture sector, reduce food imports, and enhance food security across the continent.
With the release of Africa Lead’s Year Three Annual Report, we are looking back at 2016 to share some of the key lessons learnt from Feed the Future’s capacity building program for food security. The Annual Report covers the program activities from October 2015 through September 2016.
For years, Kenyan non-state actors (NSAs) in the agriculture sector – input suppliers, producers, research and academic institutions, civil society and agribusiness, and women and youth – have struggled to […]
There is a saying, “The tragedy in Africa is poverty of leadership”, however the result of the work of Kenya's Counties to engage in the Champions for Change leadership training, shows that Kenya's counties are on the right path, and there is no tragedy in that.
It wasn’t easy for Florence in the big city. Nairobi was a tough place for a young person to make it. Jobs weren’t easy to find, opportunities were few, and […]
Africa Lead turns 3! Our work in support of transformational leaders in Africa is embarking upon its third year. Read how Champions for Change across Africa in the public, private, […]
Mozambique’s New Alliance Business Advisory Group (BAWG) was launched in 2014. It is the first group of its kind in the country, enabling investors in agriculture to discuss their needs […]
Champion for Change networks, regional, national and county governments, civil society organizations, and commercial agribusinesses are the forces of change that Africa Lead supports. For an update on our recent […]