by admin | Nov 1, 2024 | Crops
By African Development Bank Published November 1, 2024 In a powerful opening to the 2024 Norman E Borlaug International Dialogue, Akinwumi Adesina, the president of the African Development Bank and Ajay Banga, his counterpart at the World Bank, have stressed the need...
by admin | Oct 19, 2024 | Crops, Technology
By Irene Gaitirira Published October 19, 2024 An agribusiness initiative which aims to provide digital access to critical services for 100 million people and businesses in Africa over the next 10 years has been launched. Dubbed Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy...
by admin | Sep 4, 2024 | Crops, Manpower / Capacity Building, Policy and Legislation
By Irene Gaitirira With an annual increase of 42 million people, the population of Africa will double to about 2.4 billion people in 2050. And this increase in population will have both positive and negative effects on the economy of Africa. Some of the positive...
by admin | Aug 18, 2024 | Crops, Policy and Legislation
By MediaGlobal Destroying poppy fields has hurt family incomes and lessened the ability to buy rice and other food items in the ‘Golden Triangle,’ or the mountainous regions of Myanmar, Lao People´s Democratic Republic and Thailand who once supported their families...
by admin | Aug 3, 2024 | Crops, Policy and Legislation
By Bethsheba Achitsa and Ogova Ondego Much of Africa may be endowed with large tracts of fertile land and a favourable climate, but perennial hunger and malnutrition continue to plague 265 million of the 1,033,043,000 (1.1 billion) people on this continent. A BBC...
by admin | Jul 15, 2024 | Crops, Policy and Legislation
By African Development Bank Nigeria should be producing more food to stabilize food prices, while creating jobs and reducing foreign exchange spending Akinwumi Adesina, President of African Development Bank, says the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow...
