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As part of the celebration of World Food Day and the International Day of Rural Women, the Platform for Agricultural Risk Management (PARM) and Africa 21, have launched on 26 September 2023 the PARM Stories Challenge, inviting journalists and media professionals to create a compelling documentary-style video that highlights the stories of rural farmers who […]
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The online course will equip entrepreneurs across emerging economies with the skills they need to operate successful food systems businesses. Africa.com, the women-led digital media organisation, is featuring an online course in conjunction with HarvardX and online course provider edX. The course Food Systems Live! Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies is slated to begin on January […]
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In Health, Agriculture, Gender Equality And Other Critical Areas Speaking with University of Nairobi students, Bill Gates praises drive and optimism of young people in Kenya and across the continent Today, Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reaffirmed the foundation’s long-term commitment to Africa and to working directly with countries to […]
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By Busani Bafana Edward Mukiibi was forced to do agriculture at school as punishment for misbehaviour. Instead of hating the punishment, he loved it, especially when he realised farming was the future of good food, health and wealth. Mukiibi is a farmer and social entrepreneur from Uganda on a mission to prove that sustainable farming is […]
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By Abdulrahman Olagunju Saheed Babajide, a young animal production graduate and a manager at a national milk production company in Iseyin, Nigeria, is a beneficiary of the government’s youth agriculture intervention programme. But he feels he received almost no training during the three years he participated. “We thought we will go through rigorous trainings in our various […]
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For generations, zebu cattle have symbolized power and prosperity in Madagascar. With their distinctive humped backs, long crescent horns, and flapping dewlaps, the animals are used to pull carts and plow fields; they’re even featured on the country’s coat of arms. In Madagascar’s bustling capital, Antananarivo, zebu gain right-of-way ahead of cars and rattling Citroën […]
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New study by Malabo Montpellier Panel outlines huge scope for investment across agricultural value chain, allowing African farmers to leapfrog into modern practices. Digital innovations could transform African rural areas and agriculture while tackling many of the continent’s other emerging challenges, from youth unemployment, food insecurity and the need for further economic growth, a new […]
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By Mantoe Phakathi Placing an online order for farming inputs saves Velebantfu Dlamini about USD12 in transport fees for a round trip of about 320 kilometres. The 26-year-old vegetable farmer from Nkhungwini in the Shiselweni Region, south of Eswatini, uses a portal to order from the National Agriculture Marketing Board (NAMBoard) Farm Store. NAMBoard then delivers […]
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The changing climate and extreme weather events are affecting agricultural productivity in Africa to such an extent that a panel of experts are urging governments to prioritise and invest in irrigation to ensure food security. Increased heat spells, coupled with flash flooding and frequent droughts, are making farming impossible and unprofitable as many African smallholder […]
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