Namibia’s Agribank to assist women and youth
In its quest to assist women and youth in Agriculture in Namibia, Agribank disbursed loans to the value of N$43 million towards women, while...
UAE, Turkey to invest in Angola’s agricultural sector
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey have expressed their interest in investing in agriculture sector in Angola.The intentions, expressed during the working visit...
Releaf secures $4.2 million in seed funding and grants to drive industrialisation of food...
New funding will support the development and scaling of technology solutions for Nigeria’s Oil Palm sector
Lagos, Nigeria. Releaf, an agtech start-up that develops proprietary hardware...
Denmark to boost Uganda’s agriculture sector
The Denmark government has announced plans to boost Uganda’s agriculture sector. Mr Nicolaj A. Hejberg, the Danish ambassador to Uganda made the announcement and...
Small scale farmers in Kenya facing financial starvation
AFEX Chief Executive Ayodeji Balogun has announced that small scale agricultural sector in Kenya is the least funded sector despite it being the largest employer...
Nigeria’s Sesame exports could rise to US $1.5bn
Nigeria’s Sesame could contribute US $1.5 billion to the country’s agriculture exports. This is according to Agricultural Commodity Association of Nigeria (FACAN).The review follows...
Why Smallholders In Emerging Economies Should Not Grow Staple Crops?
Dr. Nimrod Israely - Founder and CEO - Biofeed Ltd
Many people ask themselves, "What can we do to improve the livelihood of farmers in...
Civil society organisations seeks halt to funding for industrial agriculture
Civil society organisations have called on influential donors to stop funding industrial agriculture programmes.The Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) which represents 200...
Morocco launches food and drink export to UK campaign
Morocco has launched its first food and drink export campaign in the UK to inspire British businesses and consumers to explore Morocco’s diverse food...
Can Agriculture survive without technology ?
By Hentie Breedt, Marketing and Communications Manager, John Deere Africa Middle EastIn times of economic uncertainty, making the right decisions has never been more...