JAMES MSASA
Topics: Markets/Pricing, Ag Africa,
Sokowatch rebrands to Wasoko as it raises $125M Series B from Tiger Global and Avenir
Informal retail is king in Africa, with hundreds of billions of dollars of consumer goods sold through its channels yearly. Yet its industry remains highly fragmented as shop owners and kiosks still have issues around access to capital and getting goods regularly and on time from suppliers and distributors. B2B retail and e-commerce platforms have […]
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Insects, Potatoes, Research, Ag Africa,
Potato farmers conquer a devastating worm—with paper made from bananas
Low-tech approach can quintuple yield and slash need for soil pesticide
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Organic, Fruit, Hobby Farming, Young Farmers, Beyond Organic , Ag Africa, Smallholder Farms,
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JAMES MSASA
Topics: Ag Innovation, Ag Africa,
30 young entrepreneurs demonstrating innovative solutions in the horticulture value chain in the Southern Highlands
On Friday 4 February, the first edition of the Generation Food Accelerator celebrated the end of its incubation phase with a “Demo Day” in Mbeya. Youth are catalysts and leaders of innovation in all spheres of life, and agriculture is not different.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa, Weather,
Kenya: Ongoing Drought Shows Why Kenya Must Invest in Scaling Up Agricultural Innovation #AfricaClimateCrisis
Opinion - The prolonged drought impacting the north, which has left more than 2.5 million people on the brink of starvation and poverty, is only the latest in an increasingly short cycle that is leaving pastoralists and farmers with less and less time to recover.
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02/21/2022 SOURCE: flip.it
NNPA NEWSWIRE — An estimated 13 million are facing severe hunger mostly because of droughts that have afflicted the Horn of Africa, and those in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are experiencing droughts not seen in more than 40 years. UN officials contend that malnutrition rates also have soared in the region.| By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia The United Nations World Food Program is appealing to the world for at least $327 million to care for the urgent needs of 4.5 million people over the next six months and help communities become better-equipped to deal with extreme climate shocks. An estimated 13
Report: Severe Drought has Brought on Near Catastrophic Hunger in the Horn of Africa
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Soybeans, Agriculture Global, Tobacco, Ag Africa,
Private sector committed to agric production
The Zimbabwe agricultural sector has been on a growth trajectory buoyed by an increase in output in traditional crops such as tobacco, maize, soya and wheat. Last season’s success has resulted in the agricultural sector posting an overall growth of 36,2 percent.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, World Hunger, Ag Africa, Food Security/Shortage,
Masello Mokhoro
While her peers were being carefree, a young Masello Mokhoro had already adopted the mindset of an entrepreneur.
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Agriculture Global, Water, Ag Africa, Weather,
Tanzania's weather watchdog issues alert over rainfall season
DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania weather watchdog on Thursday issued an alert over the March-May rainfall season saying the rains will have both posi
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02/17/2022 SOURCE: paepard.blogspot.com
14-18 February 2022 . Africa-Europe Week and agriculture European Union leaders and African Union member states will meet in Brussels for t...
Africa-Europe Week and agriculture
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