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Developing creative messages/methods that would attract young people to agriculture could help Africa to attract youth to agriculture and end the rising unemployment in the continent, says the Deputy Director General Partnership for Delivery, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Dr Kenton Dashiell. In a message to journalists to mark the 2017 Media Day— part […]
By Adeyemi Bamidele Ezekiel The President of African Development Bank, AFDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adeshina, on Tuesday, in Ibadan, reiterated the Bank’s pledge to increase agriculture lending by USD2.4billion over the next 10 years in Africa. The President of African Development Bank, AFDB, Dr. Akinwunmi Adeshina, on Tuesday, in Ibadan, reiterated the Bank’s pledge to increase agriculture […]
Major chocolate makers, including Ferrero, Nestle and Mars, agreed on Thursday a landmark initiative to tackle deforestation in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana – a move hailed by Prince Charles. Twelve cocoa and chocolate companies agreed to “a statement of collective intent” committing them to work to end deforestation and forest degradation in […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed the determination of his government to ensure the growth of the country’s industry and agriculture, stressing: “it is only by growing our economy that we can solve the problems of our economy, principally youth unemployment.” According to the President, his government took over an administration that had already […]
Kenya’s central-bank chief and the CEO of Nigeria’s investment authority discuss their nations’ growth prospects. Africa today is a continent with starkly contrasting growth stories. Kenya, with its diversified economy and relatively strong institutions, weathered the recent crash in commodities prices fairly well, while nations more dependent on oil and mining, such as Nigeria, took […]
Africa is set to experience a unprecedented boom in demand for animal foods over the coming decades that if not properly managed could lead to the spread of new diseases, damage the environment and affect people’s livelihoods, experts say. The United Nations forecasts demand for meat, milk and eggs in Africa will almost quadruple by […]
These microscopic marvels are transforming agriculture in the developed world; now it’s Africa’s turn We have heard it over and over—that microbes will revolutionize agriculture. We have seen big investments by larger agricultural companies. We have witnessed a gradual growth in the number of companies and start-ups jumping on the wagon to produce and commercialize […]
South Africa’s economy contracted 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in the final three months of last year as mining and manufacturing output shrank, the statistics agency said on Tuesday, putting credit ratings at risk. Africa’s most industrialised economy faces the risk of being downgraded to junk status owing to weak economic growth after it got a reprieve […]
The African Development Bank and the Government of Sudan, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), launched the ENABLE Youth Program in Sudan on Thursday, March 2, 2017. The AfDB Board approved the ENABLE Youth program on November 28, 2016 with total cost estimated at US $32.3 million. The AfDB is contributing […]
Agriculture, agribusiness, and agro-industries will dominate the knowledge events of the 2017 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group scheduled to take place from May 22-26 in Ahmedabad, in India’s Gujarat State. The central theme of the Annual Meetings, “Transforming Agriculture for Wealth Creation in Africa,” underscores the critical importance of agriculture in the […]
Agricultural exports from Russia to several nations in North Africa, the Middle East and Gulf states could see an increase of products totaling more than $1 billion this year, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergei Levin announced Wednesday during a briefing at commodity expo Eurasian Export in Dubai. Russia has placed fifth among other countries […]
Cocoa farmers in the Ivory Coast have called off their strike in order to allow for negotiations with the authorities. This comes despite claims by farmers that they have not been paid for their crops since December last year. The farmers under the aegis of the National Agricultural Syndicate for Progress in Ivory Coast (SYNAP-CI) […]
The South Sudanese government and humanitarian agencies have declared a famine in parts of the country, which has been devastated by three years of war. The announcement comes as international aid agencies are overwhelmed by catastrophes unfolding in South Sudan and three other countries. The United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan said […]
It’s a crying shame that Africa, with most of the world’s arable land and a large and growing workforce, spends $35bn a year importing food. As young African farmers get back to work transforming agriculture and “making farming sexy” this week, many of them will be feeling renewed drive after a conference in Kigali last […]
An outbreak of armyworm caterpillars present in several southern African countries threatens to strip the entire region of key food supplies, warned the UN food agency Thursday. “It is probably only a matter of time before most of the region will be affected,” said David Phiri, sub-regional coordinator for Southern Africa of the UN’s Food […]