By Conrad Onyango,** Women across Africa are fast taking up space in processing, packaging, distribution and food service businesses, Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | ...

Rural women form the backbone of the agricultural labour force across much of the developing world. Globally, more than a third of the female workforce is engaged in agriculture, while in regions like ...

Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Monica Mutsvangwa has called for increased government action and stronger partnerships to empower rural women who ...

Agape Farmhands, a Marin County nonprofit, raises funds to help build a prosperous rural community in Malawi, Africa.

By Ewoenam KpodoHo, Nov. 24, GNA- Mr Eric Appiah, National President, Association of Rural Banks (ARB)-Ghana says women’s empowerment is crucial to the growth and sustainability of Ghana’s rural ...

To understand the changing economics of the African countryside, talk to Jovelence Kemizano. Her banana garden slopes into a bucolic valley in Bushenyi, western Uganda. It is too small to feed her ...

Methods such as hormonal implants and injections are reaching remote areas, providing more discretion and autonomy. By Stephanie Nolen Photographs by Natalija Gormalova Reporting from towns and ...

A CDC report shows maternal deaths nearly doubled over three years, with over 1,200 deaths in 2021. Rural communities, where maternal mortality is almost double urban rates, struggle to access ...

Discover the innovative approaches being developed to reach the WHO's 90-90-90 targets, the challenges of vaccine ...