Additionally, the funds will be used to promote the use of digital solutions to improve efficiency of selected value-chains, financial inclusion and access to markets. The Digital Rural Transformation Project will contribute to increase the productivity and competitiveness of two sectors identified as key enablers
John Hudson, national head of agriculture for Nedbank, says that Nedbank, for example, is committed to developing solutions that will ensure the sustainability of the agricultural sector and that its leadership position in renewable-energy finance is helping many farmers and agribusinesses to benefit from more
While the global chocolate industry takes in an estimated $100 billion annually, many of the hundreds of thousands of West African cocoa farmers, who provide most of chocolate’s key ingredient, live in poverty. This imbalance amounts to a “manifest injustice,” Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa
The Plantation Owners Forum of Nigeria (POFON) has demanded that the Nigerian Custom Service should account for 35 per cent duty payable as export data from the Malaysia Palm Oil board has indicated that, from January 2018 to April 2019, Nigeria imported 354,868 metric tonnes
Crude palm oil producers and processors in the country have called on the Federal Government to close its borders with the Republic of Benin for allegedly sabotaging Nigeria’s economic interest. Specifically, the local producers are accusing the Benin Republic of importing palm oil more than
The First China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo will be held in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province, from June 27 to 29. As part of China’s eight major initiatives for working with African countries, this expo is the only economic and trade platform under the mechanism of the Forum on China-Africa
Africa’s agriculture sector is still lagging behind when it comes to utilizing information technology skills and digital literacy, according to a report released Tuesday in Rwanda’s capital city of Kigali. The report said Africa should address these gaps, especially among farmers, agricultural extension agents and
African farmers need the right skills and approaches to increase their production, modernise agriculture and manage the risks they face, the Prime Minister has said. Edouard Ngirente made the remarks as he officiated at the 4th Malabo Montpellier Forum in Kigali on Tuesday, which focused
According to report by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) and Dalberg Advisors – Digitilisation of African Agriculture Report 2018-2019 – more than 90% of the market for digital services that support African smallholders remain untapped and could be worth more than
Poverty and food insecurity weigh heavily on the 5.4 million residents in two drought-prone regions of Ethiopia: South Wollo and East Harerge. In the latter region, 45% of the children are underweight, and 54% have no certainty of receiving adequate nutrition. But well-crafted agricultural improvement