Young Rwandan lady develops mobile app to enhance potato production
Clemence Uwamutarambirwa, a 24-year-old Rwandan lady has developed a mobile phone application set to enhance potato production in the country.
The Smart Potato Greenhouse Technology...
Unlocking the Power of Robotics in Agri-Food
As the role of automation in the agricultural industry continues to increase, so does the importance of building an ecosystem that will foster the...
Rwanda’s tea sector: The Potential $8 million Savings through Responsible Digital Payments
Over 100,000 people are directly employed by the tea sector in Rwanda, making it the country's third-largest employer. The sector contributes to the livelihoods...
Proagrica and Lexagri announce groundbreaking partnership to provide unrivalled reference data coverage for the...
Proagrica, a global provider of agronomic and business data solutions across the agricultural supply chain and Lexagri, a FoodChain ID company, have today announced...
Investors bet big on locally developed Agri-tech farm solution
Boost for local champion bringing tech-enabled farm management solutions to African agriculture
FarmTrace, based in Tzaneen, Limpopo and Stellenbosch, Western Cape, is the only cloud-based...
Ensuro, Ibisa and Fortune Credit partner to launch “ResilientGrowth”, an innovative blockchain-based product for...
Ensuro, in collaboration with climate insurtech experts Ibisa and microfinance specialists Fortune Credit, has developed a weather product called "ResilientGrowth" to support Kenyan farmers...
Zayed Sustainability Prize Launches New Category to Accelerate Climate Solutions and Protect the Planet...
New ‘Climate Action’ category will reward innovative solutions that promote climate adaptation, build resilience and deploy environmental solutions
Small and medium sized enterprises...
Harnessing the power of technology for smallholder farmers across Africa
Agriculture is critical to economic growth in Africa. According the United Nations, 65-70% of the continent’s workforce is employed by the sector, which accounts...
Farmers increasing use of high-tech equipment increases possibility of cyber attacks
Today’s precision farmers, who rely on a host of internet-driven high-tech equipment, face an increased likelihood of a cyberattack. This was so important that...
Uganda initiates agriculture digitalization programme to woo more youth into farming
The government of Uganda has come up with agriculture digitalization programme aimed at encouraging more youth into faming to boost their income and improve...