From Load Shedding to Lighting: Tackling Africa’s Farm Energy Crisis
Much of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population lacks reliable access to electricity. Load shedding — controlled electricity shutdowns — is one of the leading causes. People...
Future Trends in Storage Solutions for African Agriculture
The lack of reliably available refrigeration throughout Africa threatens the livelihoods of the continent’s agricultural workers while contributing to food insecurity and waste. Innovative...
CultiWise: New AI lets farmers train weed recognition in real time
Czech startup Skymaps has launched “Zoneye”, an AI model that detects crops and weeds from drone images, trains on local species, and helps farmers...
Access to Timely Weather and Climate Updates Increases Crop Yields in Ethiopia, Study Shows
Access to timely weather and climate services (WCS) is proving to be a powerful tool for strengthening farmers’ resilience and boosting crop yields in...
Uganda Licenses First Private Firm to Produce Tissue Culture Potato Plantlets, Boosting Farmers Access...
Ugandan smallholder farmers are set to benefit from more reliable access to quality seed potatoes following the licensing of Farm Inputs Care Centre Ltd....
Unlocking the Power of Digestate: A Sustainable Boost and Game-Changer for Smallholder Cabbage Farming...
By: Willy Maphutha Ramusi, Dikonketso Shirleymay Matjuda, Sydney Mavengahama & Lerato Bame Tsalaemang MatsaunyaneSmallholder farmers in South Africa face significant challenges, from rising input...
Potatoes bred at The James Hutton Institute will help to battle a major pest...
Scientists from The James Hutton Institute have introduced two new potato varieties to Kenya, which are now included in Kenya's National Variety List.The project...
Protecting Harvests from Hidden Threats: A Decade of NemAfrica’s Work for Farmers
NemAfrica at 10: How Science is Helping Farmers Beat Potato and Root PestsNemAfrica, founded to unite experts in nematology research in Africa, is...
Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Face Collapse Without Urgent Climate Action, Warns Expert
Africa’s smallholder farmers are being battered by a “perfect storm” of climate shocks—simultaneous extreme heat, prolonged droughts, floods, and rising temperature variability.According to Dr....
Growing Upward: The Rise of Vertical Gardens in Africa’s Urban Nooks
By : Jane Marsh The amount of arable land in Africa is quickly diminishing, contributing to food scarcity and adversely affecting people’s quality of life....