Image:Cropaia By Brandon Moss Across Sub-Saharan Africa, smallholder farmers are increasingly embracing regenerative agriculture as a means of restoring soil health, improving yields, and building resilience against climate shocks. At a roundtable held on October 5, 2025, farmers from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Zambia shared their experiences of integrating traditional knowledge with modern techniques to ...

With an unparalleled line-up of speakers gathered at one venue, we invite you to register now for the Africa Agri Tech Conference, where we explore the future impact of technology on agriculture. With agriculture adopting modern technologies for better efficiency and profitability, the 2025 Africa AgriTech Conference is well-timed. Meet us 18 – 20 March ...

John Hudson, head of agriculture at Nedbank Commercial Banking Agriculture is a game of fine margins and unfortunately, in the primary agriculture sector, input prices tend to increase more rapidly than the price the commodity sells for. This creates a cost-price squeeze effect as a farm’s profit margins are squeezed between fast-growing input costs and ...

Eswatini is a small nation in Southern Africa. Eswatini has launched an initiative to achieve sustainable development by harnessing the power of nuclear technology in such sectors as agriculture, health and energy planning. The plan was developed with the support of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The aim of the Country Program Framework, or CPF, ...

Smart agriculture is the only sustainable solution to food security and economic growth through commercial agriculture in Tanzania. [Photo/CGIAR] Imaginative agriculture concepts are essential to sustainable food production Women and youth are the most affected by climate change’s effects on agriculture Canada commits 20 million dollars to support smart agriculture in Tanzania Smart agriculture is ...

Global aid with strategic investments can help address systemic barriers to achieving Africa’s $1 trillion food economy by 2030. Two priorities for bolstering food in Africa are deploying technology-driven solutions such as solar-powered refrigeration systems and e-procurement platforms and improving physical infrastructure for food storage and transportation. Multi-stakeholder partnerships that pool resources and expertise will ...

Nigerian scholar, Dr Abdulrazak Ibrahim, invented an insect control technology that is protecting farmers’ crops in Brazil. The genetic engineer co-led an African-Brazil project that is responsible for the creation of the first-ever biolistic facility to be in Northern Nigeria. Ibrahim said he got the inspiration to delve into science, technology and innovation pathways fields ...

Unleash innovation at Africa Agri Tech 2024 Africa Agri Tech 2024 focuses on the intersection between agriculture, science and technology and serves to connect the Southern African agricultural, scientific and technology communities at one event staged over three days. The event delivers premium insights coupled with best-in-class presenters and industry-leading exhibitors where visitors can explore ...

Mr. Kgabeng, 24,  is co-founder of Anton Tech – an AI research company that seeks to transform the agriculture industry. He spoke to Nathan Hastings-Spaine for Africa Renewal about his start-up: Many brilliant ideas never come to pass because someone was afraid to go out and offer their solution to the world. Lose your fear of failure because ...

By Douglas Okwatch This report is a slightly modified version of the original published in the January 2024 issue of Africa Renewal. NAIROBI | 3 February 2024 (IDN) — Digital technologies will be key in addressing the three persistent problems in Africa’s agricultural industry—inefficiency, exclusivity, and unsustainability, according to the 2023 Africa Agriculture Status Report, “Empowering ...