Nigeria’s search for economic collaboration that promises to add immense value to her productivity and global competitiveness appears to have, of late, centred largely on Morocco. For some justifiable reasons, the North African country, according to development experts, has become one of the irresistible brides
An initiative that brings iProcure, Arifu and Farmdrive under Safaricom’s DigiFarm brand has one million farmers on its books and is expected to outgrow M-Pesa in terms of revenue in the next five years, according to the telco. DigiFarmwas established in 2017 to digitise a
Multinational snack foods and beverage giant PepsiCo has entered into an agreement to acquire South Africa’s Pioneer Foods Group for approximately $1.7 billion (R23.5 billion). The New York-based food giant – owner of brands like Pepsi, Lay’s and Doritos – will acquire all outstanding shares
Rome — The world is off track to meet most of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets linked to hunger, food security and nutrition, according to a FAO report released today. “The report paints a grim picture. Four years into the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
The Economic Commission for African (ECA) and the OCP S.A. (formerly known as the Cherifien Office of Phosphates) signed an MoU aimed at strengthening collaboration on innovations and investments in agriculture using science and technologies. The agreement includes support to the African Continental Free Trade Agreement – AfCFTA and
Rabat – Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, believes Morocco is emerging as one of Africa’s foremost leading voices on agricultural policies, sustainable development, and food security. As Morocco “looks south” and claims its leadership role in Africa, agriculture has proved to be one
The Speaker of Parliament, Donatille Mukabalisa, has called for greater efforts in pushing for gender equality in the African continent specifically in the area of agriculture which is the source of livelihood for most people on the continent. Mukabalisa said this in Kigali yesterday while
KIGALI, Rwanda The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a campaign to make women primary stakeholders in the field of agriculture investments in the African continent, by working with regional legislators, to strengthen legal frameworks. It has suggested to form a coalition of
Cellulant’s Agrikore platform – an online marketplace for smallholder farmers, agricultural input and produce traders is tapping into Africa’s emerging Agritech market valued at €5.3 billion according to a new report by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and Dalberg Advisors. The State
The flow of Chinese money into Africa is growing fast, with agriculture attracting a sizeable chunk. In 2014, Africa received around 12% of China’s overseas agricultural investment and the proportion continues to grow, according to a 2018 USDA report, which based its calculations on Chinese government