As El Niño Resurfaces, Africa Needs Better Tools to Protect Food Systems
By Zoë Karl-Waithaka, Managing Director and Partner, BCG Kenya
As warnings about a strengthening El Niño mount, governments, agribusinesses and farmers across Africa are once...
Global Soil Data Gets a Lift as Varda Foundation Open Sources SoilHive Platform
New open-source platform will support governments, researchers and the wider industry to securely share trusted soil data while retaining national ownership
Varda Foundation today announced...
Ants and the Pests they Protect
By Johan Gerber for Kannar Earth Science
It is advisable to control ants when they are protecting sucking insects such as mealybug, aphids and scales...
Women’s Month: How Women Are Transforming African Agri
The stereotype of agriculture has not kept pace with reality. Modern food production is no longer defined solely by farms and livestock. It is...
Beta Bugs and FreezeM Partner to Bring High-Performance Black Soldier Fly Genetics to the...
Beta Bugs Ltd., a leader in Black Soldier Fly (BSF) genetics, and FreezeM Cryogenetics Ltd, developer of the patented PauseM® suspended neonate technology, are...
Beyond Beans and Seeds: Regulation through African Export Value Chains
Christopher Burke Senior Advisor, WMC Africa
Coffee, cocoa and sesame are regularly cited as commodities moving from African farms to overseas consumers. The description captures...
Where Water Meets Wellbeing: A Facilitator’s Reflection
By Dikra Touha, HAF Intern
Eleven days. That’s all it took. Eleven days alongside the Master of Science Health in Urban Development cohort from University...
Africa’s Agriculture Drones Market
According to MarketsandMarkets the agriculture drones’ market is projected to grow from USD 3.45 billion in 2026 to USD 14.42 billion by 2031, registering...
Digital Agriculture Platforms Set to Scale at 12.5% CAGR Through 2034
Farming has always run on data rainfall patterns, soil condition, the feel of a season. What has changed is where that data now lives....
Africa’s Farm AI Needs an Extension Handoff, Not a Standalone Answer
By : Dr Gleb Tsipursky
Africa’s agricultural AI debate is moving quickly from demonstrations to decisions that affect credit, crop management and farm risk. Farmers...