Kenya’s Grain Basket Moves To Wean Itself From Cereals by Wycliff Kipsang Farmers in the North Rift, Kenya’s grain basket, are moving away from overreliance on maize and other cereals and are embracing a diversity of crops in a bid to boost their livelihoods. In Uasin Gishu County alone, more than 800 farmers already […]
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AGRF 2020 Concludes With Call For Greater Focus On Urban Food Markets by EABW Editor The 10th edition of the annual African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Kigali Rwanda, saw heads of state, government ministers, civil society, and business leaders resolve to use the flourishing urban food markets as a launchpad for growing the […]
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Number Two Piggeries – Chalala Pig Farms by Lemco Group LEMCO Structural Steel Construction Project: Chalala Farms, part of the Number Two Piggeries company, is situated in Malmesbury and is the largest and most successful piggery businesses in Africa. LEMCO was awarded with the design and supply of the steel construction for Number Two Piggeries, Chalala […]
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Why PPE In Agriculture? by Jacqui Parsons, Basson Workwear Knowing the responsibilities of employers and employees, having the correct personal protective equipment and workwear is of paramount importance. Workwear has to not only comply with safety standard regulations, but must also be appropriate for the specific industry. Personal protective equipment must be efficient […]
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WAYNE – Africa’s Largest & Leading Gumboot Specialists for 80 Years by BBF Safety Group Wayne Safety started manufacturing gumboots an incredible 80 years ago, with Wayne Rubber producing rubber gumboots in KZN. This began a long tradition of manufacturing superior quality gumboots and serving workers right at the heart of industry. Today, […]
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Educating Africa All countries venerate schools but few of them have enough educational institutions for their people – something particularly true of Africa. Restore International believes the children of Uganda are the future of the country and change lies in their hands. This was the motivation then that prompted the NGO to do […]
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Hydraform Impacts African Communities (Part 2) This article is the Part 2 compilation of how Hydraform played a role in impacting African communities in Chad and Uganda. Hydraform Blocks for Uganda Health Centre Having commenced the construction phase in 2010, a total of 20 buildings for the Ongutoi Health Centre in Uganda, […]
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Hydraform Impacts African Communities (Part 1) This article is the Part 1 compilation of how Hydraform played a role in impacting African communities in South Africa, Ghana and Sierra Leone. Constructing A Community in South Africa All businesses, but mining operations in particular, are under pressure to contribute to building up the […]
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Jackfruit | How It’s Grown by Madhura Mao A large, spiky, green coloured fruit called ‘jackfruit’ has been making appearances at markets and restaurant menus around the world. In 2017, Pinterest even declared it to be the top food trend of the year. Its fans in non-native countries often get to see jackfruit in […]
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Disruption Brings Opportunity by Jonathan Mills There seem to be two views on necessary business change within leadership teams: Step change (significant change in policy and attitude, especially one that results in an improvement and increase) is risky and implies disrupting repetitive processes that leaders have been rewarded for improving over time Change is […]
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