Sesame Seeds: A Complete Growing Guide
Sesame seed is a crop obtained from a very beautiful plant with attractive dark-green leaves and have tubular flowers that can be of white or pale […]
Seeds, Sweats & Sunlight – the Labor of African Women in Agriculture
Women in agriculture play an important role in the quest for global food security. They provide most of the labor, yet their work often goes unrecognized. […]
AFDB to Setup Fourteen Agro Processing Zones Across Africa
The African Development Bank is ready to set up fourteen agro-processing zones across Africa, with Nigeria as its pilot country. Wole Oshin, the AG Head AgriBusiness, […]
UNDP Launches Cultivate Agro Initiative for Innovative Agritech Startups
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched the Cultiv@te Agro Initiative for innovative agro startups. It is calling on interested startups from around the world to […]
Event Review: Meet the Farmers Conference (MTFC) 2019
Organized with one distinguishing goal in mind, which is that ‘’Africa can feed the world’’; Crenov8 set out to engage stakeholders in the agricultural ecosystem within […]
The Future of Technology in Agriculture
The future of technology in agriculture is enormous. The world is gradually moving from localized farming to mechanized farming methods through technology. Technology will bring about […]
Crop2Cash, Lentera & Acquahmeyer Emerges Regional Finalists of Innov8Agric Challenge
Crop2cash, Lentera & Acquahmeyer have emerged regional finalists of the 2019 Innov8Agric Challenge. All three agritech startups will vie for the $5000 grand prize at Meet the Farmers […]
Dealing with Agricultural Challenges in Africa
Agriculture has an enormous social and economic impact in Africa. Over 60% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s population are smallholder farmers while about 23% of its GDP comes […]
UAE’s Interest in Non-oil Trade Relations with African Countries
The interest of the United Arab Emirates to trade with Africa dates back to centuries ago. Considering that about 65% of Arabs have African origin, the […]
Creating a Sustainable Future In Agriculture
Agriculture is as famous as the world’s oldest profession. Its role in our feeding, health, commerce, fashion etc. cannot be overemphasized. Due to agriculture’s prominence, world-renowned […]
