IITA, EAGC partner to tackle aflatoxin contamination in grains
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) Tuesday have partnered to tackle aflatoxin contamination of...
Low milk production in Kenya to warrant imports
The
milk production in Kenya is wanting, to an extent that Kenya could be forced to
turn to imports should the situation remain the...
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina re-elected as President of the African Development Bank Group
Dr.
Akinwumi A. Adesina has been re-elected to serve a second fiveyear term as
President of the African Development Bank Group (www.AfDB.org)
on Thursday, August...
Agricultural investment:the key to the war on pandemics
Because of the COVID-19 outbreak, measures have been taken in an attempt to curb the pandemic: lockdowns and economic shutdowns. Kenya is...
Regional Integration as a Tool for Wealth Creation in Africa
By Khaled SherifThe COVID-19 pandemic and its health and economic impacts has forced a global rethink of the...
Seed stage investing and why it matters for Africa’s startup and innovation community
Amadou Daffe from Gebeya (An Ethiopian EdTech company training top talented African Software Engineers specialized in several industries including AI,...
Battery cage rearing system in poultry farming: a necessary evil?
There are different systems of rearing chicken namely free-range, semi-intensive, folding units and intensive systems. To a large extent, chicken production especially...
Kenya ‘s horticulture earning beat the odds presented by current COVID-19 pandemic
Earnings from Kenya’s horticulture in the first half
of the year rose to US $751m against US $706m in...
Three East African entrepreneurs among 21 finalists in the nutrition pitch competition for African...
In the 2018 Africa SUN Pitch Competition final, Kennie-O Cold Chain Logistics, a Nigerian SME that moves food from producers to...
African Development Fund approves UA100.4 million multi-country Covid-19 Response Support for Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique...
The Board of
Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a UA100.4
million (about $138 million) crisis budget support package to...