CAA handles 700 metric tons of fonio annually from some 1,500 farmers in its supply chain; Image supplied African entrepreneurs abroad are returning to pursue agriculture and invest in opportunities on the continent, providing subsistence farmers with the tech tools and know-how to bring crops like Fonio And Cassava to the world’s tables. Africa has ...

The African Development Bank’s support will help Angola strengthen job creation and promote youth entrepreneurship in the agriculture and transport sectors. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a loan of $79.08 million to the Republic of Angola to promote youth entrepreneurship and employment in the agriculture and transport sectors. ...

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA has great potential to food self-sufficiency, by producing food locally without importing from abroad if the young population is properly involved in the agricultural sector. Speaking at the launch of the 2024 AYuTe Africa Tanzania Challenge competition in Dar es Salaam yesterday, the Resident Director of Heifer Project International, Mark Tsoxo ...

By :Wandile Sihlobo Agriculture is a vital sector of the economy. This explains why it earned special attention in the National Development Plan (NDP), with an entire chapter, Chapter Six, dedicated to it. Recently, there have also been pragmatic plans such as the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP) that set out practical steps to ...

Zimbabwe’s agriculture commodities market is navigating mixed fortunes amid currency volatility, impacting the availability and affordability of basic products. The country’s open air vegetable markets, a barometer for the agriculture sector’s performance, offer insights into commodity availability and pricing. These markets, where agriculture produce is traditionally available year-round, have seen shortages due to diminished commercial ...

Members of the Youth Advisory Group of Solutions for Youth Employment are leading creative agricultural solutions and empowering their peers to do the same. Young people are hungry for job opportunities. In 2022, 69 million young people who were looking for a job were unable to find one. At the same time, we know that agricultural development ...

Young people prepare freshly harvested vegetables for sale at People’s Process on Housing and Poverty in Zambia (PPHPZ), a grassroots organization, in Chibombo District, central Zambia, April 17, 2024. (Photo by Lillian Banda/Xinhua) In the presence of climate change and agricultural land becoming increasingly scarce, especially in urban areas, smart and sustainable agriculture practices such ...

Group photo of workshop participants The African Development Bank successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at enhancing its Empowering Novel Agri-Business-Led Employment (ENABLE) Youth Program in preparation for its next phase. The ENABLE Youth program helps young African men and women access financing to grow their enterprises. Currently active in 15 countries ...

https://youtu.be/SzKrPKKeqF4 Africa’s food and agriculture market could reach US$1 trillion, up from US$280 billion in 2023, with over US$60 billion spent on food imports yearly. There is increasing realization that much of this food could be produced locally on the continent, creating jobs and opportunities for African youth. In many ways, one unique aspect of ...

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 ...