First West African agriculture Technology Park opens doors to public
The first West African agriculture Technology Park is set to open doors to public. Businesses, policymakers, farmers, researchers, and several other food system actors...
New digital platform unveiled for Tanzanian farmers
Six firms and organisations focusing on agriculture partnered on a digital platform that will help small-scale farmers in Tanzania to access farming inputs, markets...
Nirsal trains 700,000 farmers, banks desk officers on improved agricultural practice
The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) Plc, has trained over 700,000 farmers, including 2,600 mid-management and agriculture desk officers of...
Rwanda leveraging Juncao technology to scale up mushroom production
Rwanda is leveraging the Juncao technology to scale up mushroom growing. Audace Hirwa, Director of Documentation, Publication, Communication and Technology Promotion Unit at Rwanda...
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 East
In 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...