ThriveAgric Wins $1m as Regional Winners of 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge
Leading agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, has recently emerged the West African winners of the annual AYuTe Africa Challenge, receiving a $1m grant prize as...
IoT technology makes soil testing services affordable for far-flung farmers
Soil analysis has become an essential factor for effective crop cultivation in Kenya and as opposed to earlier soil testing done in laboratories and...
Over 600 rural farming communities in Uganda to benefit from solar-powered irrigation system
At least 600 farming communities from rural Uganda are set to benefit from an innovative solar-powered irrigation system to enable them cut production costs...
Practical training unlocks Kenyan youth’s agribusiness potential
By Zablon OyugiThe hands-on approach as a way of impacting needful business knowledge and skills to the youth in rural areas where farming is...
U.S. launches climate resilience programme for African agriculture
The U.S. Department of State, Office of the Special Envoy for Global Food Security, in partnership with the African Union (AU) and Food and...
What Roles Do Dogs Play in African Agriculture?
African farmers who enlist the aid of livestock guardian dogs see an average 91 percent reduction in livestock losses. In agricultural areas where livestock can...
IFAD partners with private sector to unleash financial inclusion in rural areas
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has developed two new public-private partnerships to enhance access to cheaper, faster and safer remittances, the...
Partnership to deliver technologies to farmers to feed Africa : Adesina
Africa’s push for food sovereignty and resilience depends on investments and partnerships, African Development Bank Group president Akinwumi Adesina said on Thursday at the...
AfDB, Government of Canada announce funding facility to grow agriculture small and medium enterprises
The African Development Bank Group and the Government of Canada have established a new special fund to support Africa’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
UK’s King Charles donates £390 000 to help farmers in Africa
King Charles is to give nearly £390 000 million to charities to help African farmers as part of the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund,...