The time has come for a deliberate policy of government on sustainable food self-sufficiency in Nigeria for social safety and security. Food security-the availability, accessibility, and affordability to meet the dietary needs of individuals-is a critical global issue that cannot be treated with levity. Food is everything. It is national security, it’s the economy, it ...

Nearly 50 million people in West and Central Africa are expected to experience hunger in 2024—an increase of 4 percent, according to the World Food Programme. But with the help of organizations like the West and Central Africa Council for Agricultural Research and Development (CORAF), local stakeholders are working to advance home-grown solutions to improve food and ...

A total of 45 countries and regions worldwide are in need of external assistance for food, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has warned. The FAO’s latest “Crop Prospects and Food Situation” report, which is published triannually, indicates that due to factors such as regional conflicts and adverse weather conditions, 45 ...

According to Amini, a Kenya-based climate-tech startup bridging the environmental data gap in Africa, it has partnered with Zindi to transform the agricultural sector in Africa through the power of data by launching the Zindi Challenge series. The forthcoming Zindi Challenge series is structured to encourage broad participation in data gathering, offering valuable insights that ...

As farmers protest across Europe, blockading cities, smashing through police barricades, and dumping manure, European politicians are falling over themselves to promise increased trade barriers against African food and agriculture imports. But how is it that locking out Kenyan horticulture, South African oranges, and Tanzanian sunflower seeds has become such a burning issue for Africa’s ...

Scores of smallholding subsistence farmers face miles of withering crop fields in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Government subsidies can help only so much as solutions prove slow to implement. Rain has finally returned to Malawi after weeks and weeks of severe drought, but it’s too little, too late for local farmer Saidi M’madi. In Malawi’s southern region ...

Africa plans to become a global food exporter by 2050, as the continent currently imports about $50 Billion worth of agricultural products per year. This goal is expected to be achieved through the AfCFTA agreement where Intra-African agricultural trade is projected to increase by 574% after the elimination of Import tariffs by 2030. By the year 2035, the total exports ...

Agricwealth Ghana will host the first-ever Africa Agriculture Investment Summit at Cineworld, The O2, Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX, in less than two weeks. This gathering aims to bring together government officials, financial institutions, investors, logistics firms, project developers, commercial farmers, and players in the agro-food industry. The summit’s main goal is to explore untapped ...

ThriveAgric’s Uke Eje (CEO) & Ayodeji Arikawe (co-founder). Image credit: ThriveAgric. “Africa needs profitable farmers to achieve food security. That is the network we are building.” Oshone Anavhe is speaking about ThriveAgric, the Nigerian agtech startup where he works as VP of operations. Founded in 2017 by Uka Eje and Ayodeji Arikawe as a fintech platform ...

Image credit: iStock Breaking ‘the vicious cycle’ for smallholder farmers Founders Madhur Jain (CEO), Ankita Garg (COO) and Vishal Kuchanur (CTO) all have backgrounds in agriculture (in addition to biotech and software), which propelled them to start the company in 2022. Varaha named itself after the avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu, best known for lifting ...