First Ivorian innovation wins Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Chemical Engineer Noël N’guessan has won the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation with a biowaste equipment innovation for smallholder...
IBM Cloud, IBM Watson selected to help African poultry farmers
IBM Cloud, IBM Watson selected by start-up company Omniolytics, which develops smart farming solutions to help African poultry farmers.
Tech giant IBM, announced that start-up,...
Smart solutions in agricultural insurance
Boosting agricultural insurance based on Earth Observation data and blockchain technology
BEACON advances the inclusion of EO satellites within the AgI processes and adopts a...
AKILIMO digital platform improves potato yields in Rwanda
A digital platform has improved potato yields in Rwanda. The AKILIMO digital platform was launched in 2020 by CIP, RAB, and the International Institute of...
EA countries to be trained on cage farming
Four countries in East Africa are set to be trained on sustainable cage farming to boost diminishing fish supply from Lake Victoria.
The Lake Victoria...
IFC, AfDB launch program to support women farmers in Côte d’Ivoire
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have launched a program in Côte d’Ivoire set to support women farmers.
The Affirmative...
Italy to promote expertise in seeds greenhouse technology, irrigation in Ghana
Italian Trade Agency (ITA), Italy is set introduce its technologies and specialized companies in Ghana’s agribusiness value chain and to also transmit valuable know-how...
The future of smart farming in South Africa
By: Nico Groenewald, Standard Bank’s Head of Agriculture
Technology has completely transformed agriculture over the last few decades. These days, farmers are integrating everything from...
Kenya to introduce hybrid rice seeds
The government of Kenya has announced plans to introduce hybrid rice seeds for commercial production next season.
This follows a partnership between the government and...
Israeli smart farming co SupPlant raises US $10m
Israeli precision agriculture hardware-software solution company SupPlant has announced the completion of a US $10 million financing round co-led by Boresight Capital, Menomadin Foundation,...