Heifer International awards three innovators in the agritech sector
Heifer International Kenya awarded three Logitech startups Sh2million during the AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya finals in a bid to drive innovations in the agriculture sector....
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Changing Nigeria’s Agric Landscape Through Innovation, Technology
The introduction of tracking devices that allow farmers to book tractor services from local tractor owners via a mobile phone app, which is part of...
Leverage on technologies to improve farming
Professor Osei-Agyeman Yeboah, Project Coordinator of North Carolina Agriculture and Technical University has called on farmers to integrate innovations and technology in farming to achieve...
Gambia: Agric. Minister Tours Poultry Scheme for “Backway” Returnees
The Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Amie Faburay, on Thursday 21 April 2022 visited the Poultry scheme in Giboro for “backway” returnees that is under Building...
NiMET, Agric ministry sign MoU on automatic weather station
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on the provision of Automatic Weather Stations in...
AUN, IITA Sign MoU To Build Agric Innovation Centre In Adamawa
The American University of Nigeria (AUN) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop an...
Farmers Benefit From A Climate Smart Innovations Project
Over 40 farmers from Matasia in Kajiado North Sub-County have benefited from training on improved forage production and sustainable landscape management through the Integrated and...
Drones To Spray Chemicals On Crops
DigiFarm, a subsidiary of Safaricom Company has introduced the use of drones in spraying chemicals to crops on selected farms in Western and Nyanza regions....
Africa’s Farmers Click With Digital Tools to Boost Crops
From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa’s long-neglected small-scale farmers...
New app allows tractor owners and farmers to connect in Kenya
Technology is changing agriculture in Kenya. A new app allows farmers who cannot afford their own machinery to connect to tractor owners and hire their...