African small-scale farmers use radio and mobile phones to send a message of optimism...
Small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa are impacted disproportionately by climate change, poverty and undernutrition, yet a report released today shows many remain optimistic about...
CNH Industrial joins 5G Open Innovation Lab
CNH Industrial N.V. has announced that it has joined the 5G Open Innovation Lab ("5GOILab"), a global applied innovation ecosystem for corporations, academia and...
Standard Bank concludes 25% equity deal with Agri-Fintech platform, HelloChoice
Agri-Fintech marketplace, HelloChoice, has just concluded a 25% equity deal with Standard Bank. The platform, created in 2018, links farmers and food producers directly...
Can Agriculture survive without technology ?
By Hentie Breedt, Marketing and Communications Manager, John Deere Africa Middle EastIn times of economic uncertainty, making the right decisions has never been more...
Inaugural US$1.5 million agtech competition winners announced; deliver greater access to innovations for African...
Nnaemeka Ikegwuonu, founder and CEO of ColdHubs, a Nigerian business that provides solar-powered, walk-in coolers for smallholder vegetable farmers and Jehiel Oliver, founder and...
Green technology for irrigation launched in Rwanda
A green technology for irrigation has been launched in Ngoma District in Rwanda. The Rwf271 million hillside irrigation scheme to water fruits and vegetables...
Uganda boosts agricultural commercialization with help of Chinese technologies
About 70% of Uganda’s population derives its livelihood from agriculture and as such the country has adapted the use of modern farming technologies such...
CSIR-INSTI develops Kuafo Market Place app to improve food security
Post-harvest losses account for 30 to 40% of food wastage in Ghana, according to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture.The weak connection between farmers...
FAO develops new application to combat locust outbreak in Namibia
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a new application that will aid in combating locust outbreak in Namibia.The...
Kenyan farmers embracing technology to predict rainfall
The youth in Kenya are fast embracing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to modernize and improve agricultural activities in the country to keep the...