NAIROBI — The Plan for China Supporting Africa’s Agricultural Modernization, envisioned by Chinese President Xi Jinping, holds the key to advancing the continent’s inclusive growth, a Kenyan scholar has said. Once fully implemented, the plan will bring vitality to Africa’s food systems through joint research, technology transfer, and the development of high-yielding crops, Richard Mulwa, …
Through the innovative competition, #HackTonFutur, La French Tech Nairobi has launched its Kenyan Digital Agriculture edition dubbed Tuhack Tuomoke! for Kenyan high school students. The competition seeks to award the most innovative technological solution to improve Kenya’s agriculture. The technology should be integrated to support farmers and offer digital tools, services, or platforms that could …
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In a special session Monday at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2023, Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto, offered a grim assessment of the current situation of agriculture on the continent: Agricultural production in Africa is currently the lowest in the world, with severe implications on nutrition and food security. As of the …
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Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) experts are informing banana farmers to put into good use banana stems that most of the farmers have discarded or use as feeds for their livestock by using the stems to make fibres that can be used in a wide range of fields. Using banana decorticator machine which …
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By the Farmbiz Team FarmBiz Africa is today launching a competition to find Africa’s top farming innovators in vertical sack farming, with a prize of a 2,000-litre water tank to the winner, and innovator award certificates for runners up. Vertical sack gardening can transform output and water use for relatively small investments, so we at …
Afred Ahuta, Domotele Technology Internet of Things consultant. He is one of the experts involved in smart technology development for poultry and dairy management. Photo: Laban Robert. The growing number of innovations deployed in Kenya’s agriculture sector could hasten realization of food security and industrial transformation in the country. According to policymakers, experts and investors …
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