Food Security Top of the Agenda for Winning African Startups at GSA Regional Finals After scouting all 55 African Union member states across 12 categories, the 60 Regional Winners in the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa – the first and only continent-wide Sustainable Development Goal-aligned tech innovation competition – have been announced at the […]
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Opening of the 2021 Madagascan Lychee Campaign The 2021 Madagascan lychee campaign officially began on November 17 with the start of the first harvests. Announced under the same auspices as 2020, the campaign promises to be qualitative with beautifully crafted fruit and expected volumes. The lychees have indeed benefited from good climatic conditions – rainfall and adapted […]
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With agriculture being considered as one of the most important economic activities in the continent of Africa, employing two-thirds of the population and making between 20 to 60 percent of each individual country’s GDP, it comes to no surprise that there is plenty of room for innovation in this sector. Dynamic Dryers International (DDI) saw […]
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Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Set to Transform Agriculture by Dr. Abubakarr Karim, Acting Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) About twelve months ago, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) embarked on a journey to transform the agriculture sector in line with H.E President Bio’s vision for a sector that attracts […]
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How Connecting Innovators and Implementers Can Catalyze Solar Irrigation Scaling in Ghana by Joseph Isaiah Mensah Solar power has the potential to revolutionize water use in agriculture, providing an attractive means for farmers to irrigate their crops. This is especially the case in sub-Saharan Africa, which has among the lowest electrification access in the world […]
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Business Unusual with Mayfield Enterprises The global pandemic of 2020 has irrevocably changed the landscape of the world. Who would have guessed that an essential worker is a cleaner? Or a truck driver? Not in living memory has the world been forced to assess priorities for survival. And never before has food security carried […]
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Ethiopia to Develop National Lab, Research, Training Center to Boost Product Quality ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia is seeking to establish the first national research, laboratory and training centre for dairy, honey, meat and animal feed products in Bishoftu, Oromia Regional State. The Institute will be the primary centre for research, development and innovations, in addition […]
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30mil Households in Kenya to Gain From Smart Farming Plan by Elizabeth Kivuva Microsoft has signed a partnership with Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co-create technology solutions that will see 30 million farming households enjoy food security and improve agribusiness. The deal through Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative will support Agra’s […]
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Ethiopia: Integrated System to Increase Production and Productivity in Agricultural Sector by Mussa Muhammed “Ethiopia is working hard to strengthen its agricultural production and productivity,” said Ministry of Agriculture. Since the implementation of the country’s rural agriculture-centric development policy and strategy, many changes have been taking place as most pastoralists and farmers have […]
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Modern Technologies Will Transform Agriculture, Kagame Says By Julius Bizimungu President Paul Kagame has emphasized the need to invest in modern technologies as one of key metrics to drive Africa’s agricultural sector and agribusiness activities. He was speaking during a Presidential Panel at the just-concluded African Green Revolution Forum 2020, hosted by Rwanda. […]
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