NAIROBI, Kenya (October 18, 2025)— Emmanuel Bright of Ghana was recognized by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) with its Star Prize for Rural Culture, the organization’s honor for the best reporting on the theme of Rural Culture in its worldwide competition.
Bright is a member of the Ghana Agricultural and Rural Development Journalist Association (GARDJA). The award was announced at IFAJ’s World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 18.
Bright’s video, “Farmer-Herder Feud: A weakened fight?”, appeared in JoyNews. Judges noted that “…the video is well researched and shows how difficult it is to resolve feuds between famers and herders. Many representatives and researchers are interviewed, which adds greatly to the video’s credibility.”
“This was first and foremost a captivating story, and with a possible good ending yet to come,” notes Adrian Bell, IFAJ secretary-general.
Leandro Faria de Castro Fidelis of Conexao Safra in Brazil, and Petra Jacob of The Furrow in United Kingdom, received a runner-up recognition in the Rural Culture category for “Uma revolução verde capixaba” and “Uzbekistan’s White Gold”.
Judges of the Rural Culture category of the Star Prize were Hansjürg Jäger of Switzerland and Ann Mikia of Kenya.
Links to the winning Technology category entries, as well as the winning entries in the other Star Prize categories, are posted online at www.ifaj.org. The IFAJ Star Prize award program is sponsored by the Alliance brand of farm tires.
About IFAJ
The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit professional association for agricultural journalists in 60 countries, dedicated to professional development and networking. IFAJ member guilds embrace freedom of the press. Learn more at ifaj.org.
