The Kenya Small-Scale Farmers Alliance (KSSFA) is collaborating with the DIVAGRI project to explore innovative bio-based technologies being trialled across five African countries.

An African bioeconomy network led by Universities in Africa is needed to make a valuable contribution to global bioeconomy debates.

A close relationship between researchers, small scale farmers and government is critical to build the bioeconomy in Africa, says DIVAGRI researcher Richard Yaw Owusu.

Bio-based technologies should be embraced by all small-scale farmers in Botswana to assist them to deal with the expected water shortages of climate change.

EXTENSION officers need to choose bio-based technologies that meet the needs of African small-scale farmers if they want them to participate in the emerging circular bioeconomy, says extension officer Ms Cristina Micrisse from Mozambique who was speaking at the Kenya BioEconomy Conference Workshop that took place in Nairobi Kenya on 24 October 2024.

Capacity building and training is what is needed to make the circular bioeconomy a reality among small scale farmers in KwaNdaba, KwaZulu Natal, says Agricultural Research Council agricultural economist and DIVAGRI researcher Noluthando Ngcobo.

Pursuing my Master’s Degree in Crops Science allows me to develop skills to address the environmental challenges in agriculture and work toward sustainable agricultural practices that can benefit communities and support food security.

DIVAGRI researcher Henk Stander was awarded the Aquaculture Personality of the Year award at the Aquaculture Association of Southern Africa (AASA) Conference that took place in Stellenbosch last week. Mr Stander is responsible for the development of the desalination greenhouse technology on the DIVAGRI project.

Training Co-ordinator Evgenia Mahler reflects on the Take Charge of Your Life training by facilitator Nina Mapili with Divagri Master Trainers and farmers in South Africa and Ghana recently.

Thuleleni Mkhumbuzi discusses what motivated her to apply to be a Master Trainer.

Small scale farmer Rolene Hendricks who was inspired by the Take Charge of Your Life workshop in Stellenbosch, South Africa recently has plans to become a full-time organic farmer who processes her own vegetables and trains other small farmers to go organic.

DIVAGRI Phd Student Mhlengi Khambule from Stellenbosch University shares his insights on the benefits of desalination greenhouses for small farmers in Africa.