Africa stands to gain from AI's predictive capabilities in agriculture, Nderu said, emphasizing that its power goes beyond ...

A FRICA HAS a new breadbasket—or so says Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s prime minister. Thanks to a state-led programme of ...

COMMON WISDOM #6: Women provide the bulk of labor input in African agriculture, regularly quoted to be 60 to 80%. Two messages emerge. First, the findings question prevailing assertions that ...

Although the conventional wisdom remains largely true, some movement is occurring on Africa’s agricultural input front. Conventional wisdom holds that Sub-Saharan African farmers use few modern inputs ...

African nations are eager to adopt regenerative ... with Al-Muthmir playing a central role by providing agricultural extension services nationwide. No-till farming, as practiced by Al Moutmir ...

Nigeria is a participant in the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP), the African Union’s policy framework for agricultural transformation. However, it has not come ...

Africa’s weak infrastructure is limiting the potential of its agriculture industries. Something has to change if it is to feed its growing population, and foreign investment could be part of the ...

The importance of introducing new technologies, the need for adopting innovative approaches as key drivers for the ...

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“Agriculture is central to Africa’s economy and food security. Supporting food security and nutrition of the continent is an important priority for IFC in Africa, which reflects our commitment ...

South Africa’s economy is expected to rebound slightly in 2025 on the back of a rebound from the agricultural sector after ending last year on a high note. Data from Statistics South Africa ...