Finding alternative sources for agricultural financing
Agricultural financing remains one of the toughest challenges for farmers in South Africa after the collapse of Landbank. While most people will remember 2020...
Open letter: The Green Revolution in Africa has unequivocally failed
Dear donor representative,We, 35 organisations from the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) and 165 allied organisations in 40 countries around the world,...
CNH Industrial joins 5G Open Innovation Lab
CNH Industrial N.V. has announced that it has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab ("5GOILab"), a global applied innovation ecosystem for corporations, academia and...
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...