NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: The importance of economy of scale: Big vs small
One of the debate topics at this year’s Nation in Conversation is around the importance of economies of scale, and the benefits of having...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: Agriculture 2035
The Nation in Conversation topic “Agriculture 2035”, focusing on how new technology will change the face of agriculture as we know it today, is...
Zimbabwe cotton farmers to be paid an export incentive of 10%
By Nita Karume:
Cotton growers from Zimbabwe will be paid an export incentive of 10%. This is a move by the Government to boost production...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: UN decade of family farming
With the emphasis on farming as a family business gaining new momentum with the United Nations’ adoption of a decade of family farming, this...
Love Beets takes SA retail by storm
In an era of rapid innovation in different industries, the fresh food sector is at the forefront of new developments. UK company G’s Fresh...
Kenyan farmers tackle poor soils, low yields with conservation agriculture
To thousands of maize and beans farmers in Kenya a new low cost model of farming is improving their soil health and increasing their...
NAMPO / Nation in Conversation: Inspirational women in business
With the lead up to this year’s Nation in Conversation debates taking place at NAMPO – from the 15th to the 18th of May...
Africa’s Agri-Tech Startup Selina Wamucii Gets Backing of Global Social Impact Programme
Mobile platform that boosts agriculture sector in Kenya to amplify impact with backing of Expo 2020 Dubai
Majority of food produced by African smallholder...
Kenya and Nigeria share limelight as top agri-tech giants in Africa
By Nita Karume:
Kenya and Nigeria are currently sharing the limelight of the top agri-tech markets in Africa. This is according to a released report...
Tomato blight; treatment, control and prevention
By Nita Karume:
The onset of heavy rains over the past few months has dealt a bad hand to Kenyan tomato farmers. So much so...