From the 17th to the 19th of June 2020, Cape Town will play host to the first ever Agritech Africa exhibition and conference, aimed at accelerating agricultural advancements on the African continent. Taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), the event is expected to draw thousands
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank, meeting in Abidjan on 29 May 2019, approved a €100 million partial credit guarantee (PCG) to the structured finance company, African Agriculture Impact Investments Ltd (Mauritius), to develop commercial agriculture in Africa. The Mauritius-based company will
Kenya requested the World Bank for a $750 million loan to fund affordable housing, agriculture and other development projects amid concerns the East African nation is taking on too much debt. The lender meets Tuesday to consider Kenya’s request for the loan, according to a
New Emir of Gaya in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdulkadir has urged youths in the state to participate in farming and be less dependent on wages and salaries. The royal father made this charge during a visit by members of the National Youth Council of
Kenya has reported that it needed more than $4.2 billion to resuscitate agricultural sector and finance infrastructure projects. The country requires a staggering $2.2 billion to resuscitate the agricultural sector from its current decay and ensure the country becomes a key regional food producer. It
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has begun enumeration for the distribution of seedlings to farmers affected by the 2018 flood in Bayelsa State. Eric Ebhodaghe, the agency’s team leader in the state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yenagoa on Wednesday that
Nigeria is the largest producer of kolanuts in the world, with a total output of 140,842 tonnes, valued at $141mn. It is mainly produced in the South West states and is the subject of cattle for kolanuts exchange in the popular Sabo market of Sagamu.
Africa has the youngest population of any continent – 60% are under age 25. While this has evoked both hope and fear, it is clear that jobs are needed for the 12 million people entering the workforce every year. Agriculture is best suited to provide a great many jobs as
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, recently announced that the Federal Government will place a final ban on the importation of tomato paste before the end of 2019. The rationale is to boost domestic production of the commodity. This also ties
A product being tested for increasing crop yields has also been found to have the potential to combat fall armyworm in Sub-Saharan Africa. Africa has been infested by fall armyworm since 2016, a pest that completely destroys crops especially maize and beans and spreads faster threatening food