Category: Agriculture
Creating Economic Opportunities for Rural People
By Abdi Ali Published February 9, 2019 More than 50 000 African households are set to benefit from a US$35 million rural project. The Shared-risk Agricultural Financing Incentive Mechanism Support project (ProMIFA) of International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of Togo is meant to to spur inclusive economic growth and create employment…
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Creating Attractive Jobs for Rural Youth Could Contribute to Africa’s Economic Prosperity
By Khalifa Hemed Published May 13, 2018 Opportunities should be explored throughout the food chain in order to create enough jobs for young people across Africa. José Graziano da Silva, Director of United Nations’ Food and Agricultural Organisation, says countries need to promote a rural and structural transformation that fosters synergies between farm and non-farm…
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Why Investing in African Agriculture Makes Economic Sense
By Irene Gaitirira Published February 23, 2018 Though agriculture in Africa has traditionally been associated with pain, penury, and poverty, it is a huge wealth-creating sector that is primed to unleash new economic opportunities that will lift hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), said this…
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Agriculture Could Solve Africa’s Youth Unemployment Problem
By Irene Gaitirira Published November 23, 2017 Only three-out-of-11 young people entering the job market in Africa every year end up in formal jobs in a continent whose youthful population (15-35 years) is estimated to number 420 million. But did you know that agribusiness could provide a remedy to the problem of youth employment across…
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Mechanised Agriculture Key to Food Security in Africa
By Khalifa Hemed Published October 30, 2017 Though Africa sits on 65% of the uncultivated arable land left in the world, it is the only region of the world where the number of people who face food insecurity has increased, 300 million more people are malnourished and the continent shall spend US$110 billion to import…
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New Agribusiness Training Set to Drive African Agricultural Prosperity
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 5, 2017 A training programme aimed at bringing young talent into the agribusiness sector in Africa with a view to increasing food production commences in Kenya, Zambia and South Africa in March 2018. Known as AGCO Agribusiness Programme (AAP) and offered through Strathmore Business School (SBS) in Kenya, Harper Adams…
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