NITDA partners three varsities on digital farming
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has engaged three federal universities in Nigeria to advance research and application of digital technology in farming to...
Lotus Ecoculture launches in Ghana
Lotus Ecoculture, through its subsidiary, Mepe Farms Limited, an agricultural development company, has launched its services seeking to offset $35 billion annual food imports...
World Neighbors supports banana cultivation by smallholder farmers in Uganda
Bananas are a staple food in Uganda. Every household in the program area where communities are partnering with World Neighbors has at least five...
Elgon Kenya, UoN partner to develop agriculture technology, innovation centre
Elgon Kenya and The University of Nairobi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding paving way for the construction of the Agricultural Technology and Innovation...
Uganda farmers urged to upgrade to precision agriculture
Farmers in Uganda have been urged to upgrade to precision agriculture. According to New African report, African farmers are missing out on agritech innovations...
Three steps stakeholders can take to advance digital agriculture in Africa
A study by Boston Consulting Group that assesses the use of digital technology in agriculture in fourteen geographies across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia,...
Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA’s smallholder farmers
Microsoft’s AgriTech Programme is investing in building the capabilities, competitiveness and innovation of a local technology company to develop and roll-out high-impact solutions that...
Vihiga County, Kenya to digitize agriculture
Vihiga County in Kenya is set to go the digital way in agriculture. The County Government has partnered with a consortium of companies including;...
Bayer to launch Project Carbonview, an industry-first digital carbon footprint measurement solution for agriculture
Bayer, Bushel and Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled Project Carbonview. This has been conceptualized by Bayer and developed in collaboration with Bushel and AWS....
Egypt launches AI-enabled system to enhance agriculture process
The government of Egypt has launched “Hudhud” smart assistant project for farmers, an Arabic mobile application that relies on artificial intelligence techniques to provide...