Innovation rush aims to help farmers, rich and poor, beat climate change,

The steepest dive in cocoa demand in a decade has thrown into jeopardy a plan by top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana to guarantee some 2-million farmers a living wage, sources within the countries’ regulators said.

Over the past 20 years sub-Saharan Africa has registered the highest rate of agricultural production in the world. There have been knock-on effects with the region also seeing the fastest growth in off-farm employment and non-farm labour productivity.

As leaders gather in Kigali for the Forum's Africa meeting, the continents economic growth is once again top-of-mind. And if we are going to talk about economic growth, we must talk about agriculture.

The need for innovative financing mechanisms for Africa’s farmers is becoming increasingly urgent as the continent faces challenges such as climate change, low productivity, and conflict, according to African Risk Capacity (ARC).