Why invest in Agriculture
The global population is burgeoning (expected to reach over 9 billion by 2050) and so is the demand for food and nutrition. In Africa, agriculture is 313 billion dollars a year business and this [...]
How Digital Technology Is Changing Farming in Africa
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the world population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050, and to feed that number of people, global food production will need [...]
What are benefits of using technology in agriculture?
The agricultural sector is faced with several challenges ranging from climate change to water scarcity. Without the right tools and knowledge, productivity can be hampered and farmers left [...]
Advantech to support AGRA in key ICT4Ag interventions in Africa.
Africa continues to be plagued by huge agricultural yield gaps leading to an annual food import bill of USD 35 Billion which will rise to USD 110 Billion by 2025. Some of the key factors include [...]
SOUTH SUDAN FOOD SECURITY PROJECT (SSFSP)
There are a number of constraints to agricultural and rural development in South Sudan. Agriculture still remains a subsistence activity by smallholder farmers using simple implements. Taming [...]
Urban Farming has to be Part of the Future to Ensure Sustainability
The global population is projected to hit 9.8 billion by the year 2050. Food security is a pressing concern for policymakers. Food supply needs to increase by 70 percent as global food demand is [...]
FOOD SECURITY: FEEDING THE GLOBE IN 2050
The global population is rapidly increasing and the current world population of 7.3 billion is expected to reach 8.5 billion by 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion in 2100, according to a [...]
ENHANCING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Global weather patterns are changing and the world isn’t just warming but weather patterns are becoming more erratic. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), global warming [...]
