Digital farming in Kenya
By Nita Karume :
The East Africa Digital Conference and Exhibition is set to be the first ever of its kind in Kenya. This is as far as digital farming...
Farmers put trade under the spotlight
The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) recently held its Annual Conference under the theme, “Trade as a driver for agricultural transformation in...
Africa Day op-ed: Africa Has Been Blessed But Investing In Youth Should Be A...
By Oulie Keita, ONE campaign regional representative for Francophone Africa . The ONE campaign Charity was co-founded by Bono.
Africa has been blessed, not only...
African Development Bank takes landmark lead on formation of Africa Financial Alliance for Climate...
Scientific evidence shows that African economies are already reeling from the devastating effects of climate change, further exacerbating their development challenges. Of the 10 countries in the world that...
A Few Notes on Africa’s Soybean Production
By Wandile Sihlobo :
South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Egypt are the only African countries amongst the world’s top 40 soybean producers, according...
Unchanged interest rates bode well for Agric sector
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
From an agriculture perspective, unchanged rates bode well for the sector as it is grappling...
Why innovation-driven economies are key for Africa’s development
By Nonye Mpho Omotola, a Brand Africa council member and a respected advocate for economic growth through innovation, technology and education
Africa needs to grow...
Climate and disaster risk financing get fresh boost from African Development Bank
ARC Chairperson Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Bank President Akinwumi Adesina at the High-Level Panel
“We talk about integrating Africa. We cannot integrate countries that are fragile,...
Israel –Ethiopia to work together to improve agriculture
Israel is presently working with Ethiopia as well as other East African countries to improve agriculture. The initiative includes developing new technologies. Computer drip...
Adapt or die: brands and cultural diversity across Africa
By Trevor Chueu, Associate Director, FleishmanHillard South Africa
A one-size-fits-all approach to marketing communications does not work in Africa, or any of its 54 countries.
Yes,...