Launch of R4: Rural Resilience Initiative
Oxfam America, a Rockefeller Foundation grantee, and the UN World Food Programme created R4: Rural Resilience Initiative to empower rural households with integrated risk management tools.
Jane Weru Returns a Hero with Rockefeller Foundation Honor
New Africa Regional Office Opens
The Rockefeller Foundation's Africa Office moved to a new location in Nairobi, where our regional operations have been based for over four decades.
Vice President of Ghana Visit
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, vice president of Ghana, visited the Foundation in June.
Climate Smart Training at Egerton University, Kenya
The Rockefeller Foundation's Climate Smart Rural Development (CSRD) team member participated in a training course on Statistics in Applied Climatology organized by the University of Reading - Walker Institute and Egerton University in Nakuru, Kenya.
Kenya Agricultural Research Institute Launches Wonder Cassava Seeds
In Africa, cassava is consumed by roughly 800 million people. It can also be used as animal feed. The three- year project will be the first of its kind in the region and aimed at gradually turning East Africa into a multi-billion dollar hub for the cassava industry.
Accelerating the Green Revolution in Africa
African heads of state, ministers, farmers, NGOs, civil society and scientists gathered in Ghana to discuss and develop concrete investment plans for achieving the green revolution in Africa. The African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) focuses on promoting investments and policy support for driving agricultural productivity and income growth for African farmers in an environmentally sustainable way.
