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AL-SUMAIT PRIZE FOR AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT (Photo: COURTESY)

AATF wins $1M for advancing agricultural technology in Africa

[Nairobi, Kenya; November 2023] The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) was announced as the joint winner of the $1 million Al-Sumait Prize for African Development for empowering smallholder farmers across 24 African countries to access agricultural technologies that can address challenges related to farm productivity and resilience to the impact of climate change. Founded in […]

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Researchers develop new drought tolerant finger millet varieties resistant to blast disease and striga weed

Farmers will soon benefit from drought and disease tolerant millet varieties after they were developed by researchers at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization in collaboration with the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics. “During the first phase of our project, we have identified millet samples showing resistance to drought striga weed

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Researchers: Banana pseudo stems are rich source of quality fibres

Cross section of a banana pseudo stem. Commercial value of banana fibre made from banana stems has increased and it is used all over the world for multiple purposes from making tea bags and sanitary napkins to Japanese yen notes and car tyres. Kenya Industrial Research and Development Institute (KIRDI) experts are encouraging banana farmers

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Researchers develop new drought tolerant finger millet varieties resistant to blast disease and striga weed

Researchers: Banana pseudo stems are rich source of quality fibres