Archive for the ‘Agriculture’ category
Zambia – the new bread basket of Africa?
Zambia has enough maize stocks to help partly fill a regional gap as a supply crunch looms in southern Africa, pushing up futures prices for the staple and accelerating food inflation.
Pyrethrum: a white flower with significant business potential for Rwanda
A little white flower is bringing bright prospects for Rwanda’s economy, and the lives of thousands of small farmers in the process.
Agriculture should be central to Africa’s development, says Thabo Mbeki
African agriculture should be positioned as the main driver of change on the continent.
Seven trends likely to shape African agriculture in the coming years
Renaissance Capital has identified a number of factors that are likely to influence African farming in the years ahead.
Greenhouses the ‘way in which agriculture is moving’
Farmers, business people and government organisations in Africa have the opportunity to invest in greenhouse agriculture.
Looking to become wealthy? Consider rice farming in Nigeria
Global agricultural company Olam says the cultivation and processing of rice in Nigeria has the potential to be a lucrative industry.
Kenyan poultry entrepreneur turns $6 into a $100,000 business
The frustrations associated with finding a good egg incubator drove Geoffrey Kago to invent one.
How Brazil benefited from China’s growing appetite for meat, and why Africa can too
As China’s economy continues to grow, meat consumption is expected to increase together with the demand for livestock feed.
Ranked: Africa’s top 20 agribusiness companies
The Mo Ibrahim Foundation, in a recent report titled African Agriculture: From Meeting Needs To Creating Wealth, published a list of Africa’s top 20 agribusiness and food companies.
12 ways how mobile technology can boost African agriculture
In a recent report, titled Connected Agriculture, Vodafone and Accenture identified 12 opportunities for mobile phone technology to increase agricultural income and productivity.
