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AYuTe Africa to empower agritech entrepreneur
17 May 2024 01:44 GMT
Franca Ochigbo, Abuja
May 17, 2024
The Heifer Nigeria has announced the launch of the AYuTe Africa Challenge Nigeria 2024, an enterprise development programme designed to identify, nurture and support innovative, technology-driven agric-centric enterprises …
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Africa File, May 16, 2024: Russian Outreach Across Africa; Iran’s Uranium Aims; IS Mozambique Continues March
16 May 2024 16:25 GMT
… the landlocked Sahel and Central African Republic (CAR) into … rely on the Cameroonian port at Douala … including energy, mining, agriculture and technology.”[81] Iranian officials in … violence between Rwandan-backed rebels and Congolese forces, straining …
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Col. Nakalema tips youths on transition from Agriculture to Agri-Business
16 May 2024 13:10 GMT
… “In sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture – crop production, fishing … (Kenya and Rwanda), where farmers are scaling up … technology and entrepreneurship.
Their primary objective is to provide young Africans … agribusiness, Beekeeping, Maize farming, Pasture growing and …
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Central Chinese province Hunan to play big role in helping boost African farming and industrial gains
16 May 2024 10:14 GMT
… research company Yuan Longping Agricultural High-Tech.
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Japan … countries, including Madagascar and Burundi, to improve rice yields … , held 177 China-Africa agricultural technology training sessions and trained … cent of Africa’s farms used tractors that …
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‘Weather whiplash’ cycles of floods & droughts imperil Nigerian farming
15 May 2024 17:31 GMT
Farmers in Nigeria — and other regions, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa — are suffering huge losses due to extreme weather shifts in quick succession, a phenomenon that researchers refer to as “weather whiplash.”
Research shows a connection between …
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Unlocking Growth: Cross-Border Trade Gives African Entrepreneurs Access To New Markets
15 May 2024 06:59 GMT
Authors: Sejeng Matlhako, Head: Regional Transactional Banking Sales (Business Banking) Absa CIB and Stanley Hlamalani Godi, Regional Segment Head: Relationship Banking Coverage Growth, Absa Group
Growth-focused businesses in South Africa are increasingly …
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Rose: How I use drones to improve farming
14 May 2024 21:12 GMT
It is fascinating just how versatile technology can be. For many of laypeople, drones are often associated with war and aid; or closer to home, high-end event photography, among others.
However, for brilliant minds like those of Ms Rose Funja, the founder …
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Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation selects four finalists
14 May 2024 08:56 GMT
Four innovators from Kenya, Côte d’Ivoire, and Uganda have been selected from a shortlist of 16 to compete for the £50,000 Africa Prize in its tenth anniversary year
Their innovations address recycling in construction, AI tools for healthcare and farming, …
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What drives wind farm installations in Africa?
14 May 2024 06:07 GMT
Installed wind power capacity in Africa has grown steadily since 2000, with annual increases hitting 800MW and above in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
The year with the highest installation is 2024, when it hit 1,132MW of wind power installed according to the …
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Invest in African Energy 2024 prepares to kick off
13 May 2024 11:36 GMT
The second edition of the Invest in African Energy (IAE) forum will kick off on Tuesday, 14th May in Paris, uniting the African and global energy industry for two days of discussions, networking and deal-making opportunities.
The two-day forum has …