investment – B4FA http://theb4fa.org Biosciences For Farming in Africa Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:55:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Microloans make farming profitable for Kenyan smallholders http://theb4fa.org/microloans-make-farming-profitable-for-kenyan-smallholders/ http://theb4fa.org/microloans-make-farming-profitable-for-kenyan-smallholders/#respond Mon, 02 Dec 2019 10:55:05 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=18277 Farmers in Kenya report increased yields after signing up to microloan scheme.Groups such as One Acre Fund and myAgro give smallholders access to finance and farming inputs.More investment is essential to help small-scale farmers reach their potential. Read more ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/microloans-make-farming-profitable-for-kenyan-smallholders/feed/ 0 Agricultural universities need greater investment http://theb4fa.org/agricultural-universities-need-greater-investment/ http://theb4fa.org/agricultural-universities-need-greater-investment/#respond Mon, 25 Nov 2019 09:40:29 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=18225 Urgent and considerable investment is needed if African agricultural and life sciences universities are to reach their potential, according to Professor Adipala Ekwamu, executive secretary of the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM).

Speaking to University World News ahead of the 15th RUFORUM Annual General Meeting (AGM) taking place at the University ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/agricultural-universities-need-greater-investment/feed/ 0 FAO launches campaign to end gender bias in farming http://theb4fa.org/fao-launches-campaign-to-end-gender-bias-in-farming/ http://theb4fa.org/fao-launches-campaign-to-end-gender-bias-in-farming/#respond Wed, 17 Jul 2019 10:26:28 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17615 From the Anadolu Agency, Turkey

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a campaign to make women primary stake holders in the field of agriculture investments in the African continent, by working with regional legislators, to strengthen legal frameworks.

It has suggested to form a coalition of regional parliamentarians, to ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/fao-launches-campaign-to-end-gender-bias-in-farming/feed/ 0 Investor confidence in Africa is returning http://theb4fa.org/investor-confidence-in-africa-is-returning/ http://theb4fa.org/investor-confidence-in-africa-is-returning/#respond Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:19:52 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17605 From Business Day, South Africa

Africa appears to have made its way back onto a growth trajectory with foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the continent expected to increase by 15% in 2019, after a rise of 11% to $46bn in 2018.

As encouraging as the signs are, inflows are still below ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/investor-confidence-in-africa-is-returning/feed/ 0 Tunisia, South Korea use drones for agricultural use http://theb4fa.org/tunisia-south-korea-use-drones-for-agricultural-use/ http://theb4fa.org/tunisia-south-korea-use-drones-for-agricultural-use/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:27:40 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17455 Tunisia, South Korea and African Development Bank yesterday signed a deal to establish a training centre for drones used for data collection to the enhance management of agricultural projects.

Tunisia’s Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fishery, Samir Taieb, said the project will help collect data for agricultural projects, following up ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/tunisia-south-korea-use-drones-for-agricultural-use/feed/ 0 AfDB and ILO support agricultural projects to stem rural exodus of young people in Central Africa http://theb4fa.org/afdb-and-ilo-support-agricultural-projects-to-stem-rural-exodus-of-young-people-in-central-africa/ http://theb4fa.org/afdb-and-ilo-support-agricultural-projects-to-stem-rural-exodus-of-young-people-in-central-africa/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2019 15:13:22 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=17220 On February 12, 2019 a workshop gathering the Central African countries and the African Development Bank (AfDB) as well as the International Labor Office (ILO) was launched in Brazzaville, Congo.

In the framework of this –unlocking the potential of rural economies through investment in the skills development and employability of young ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/afdb-and-ilo-support-agricultural-projects-to-stem-rural-exodus-of-young-people-in-central-africa/feed/ 0 Irrigation-short Africa may get $9 billion boost to spur harvests http://theb4fa.org/irrigation-short-africa-may-get-9-billion-boost-to-spur-harvests/ http://theb4fa.org/irrigation-short-africa-may-get-9-billion-boost-to-spur-harvests/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2018 09:20:33 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=16525 The power of irrigation is on full display in this corner of southeastern Kenya, where an 8,000-hectare sugarcane plantation glimmers in an otherwise semi-arid landscape.
Yields at the Kwale sugar plantation are higher than they would be if it relied only on rain, and there is no need to worry about ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/irrigation-short-africa-may-get-9-billion-boost-to-spur-harvests/feed/ 0 Why is African agribusiness luring GCC investors? http://theb4fa.org/why-is-african-agribusiness-luring-gcc-investors/ http://theb4fa.org/why-is-african-agribusiness-luring-gcc-investors/#respond Thu, 01 Nov 2018 08:52:24 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=16519 The UAE – like other countries in the Arabian Gulf – wants to ramp up overseas food production to tackle resource scarcity at home.
Africa, with 60 per cent of the world’s arable land, represents a huge opportunity.
What is agribusiness?
Agribusiness means farming for commercial purposes, or, the business of agricultural production. ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/why-is-african-agribusiness-luring-gcc-investors/feed/ 0 African Development Bank seeks partnerships to lift 1 billion people out of hunger globally http://theb4fa.org/african-development-bank-seeks-partnerships-to-lift-1-billion-people-out-of-hunger-globally/ http://theb4fa.org/african-development-bank-seeks-partnerships-to-lift-1-billion-people-out-of-hunger-globally/#respond Thu, 27 Sep 2018 16:30:38 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=16260 “We must not get carried away: we are not winning the war against global hunger.”
The African Development Bank called on global partners to join hands to lift one billion people worldwide out of hunger and said it was leading the way by investing US$24 billion in African agriculture over the ...

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]]> http://theb4fa.org/african-development-bank-seeks-partnerships-to-lift-1-billion-people-out-of-hunger-globally/feed/ 0 Making African agriculture more attractive for investors http://theb4fa.org/making-african-agriculture-more-attractive-for-investors/ http://theb4fa.org/making-african-agriculture-more-attractive-for-investors/#respond Mon, 24 Sep 2018 15:08:01 +0000 http://theb4fa.org/?p=16226 While global population growth slows, Africa’s population is set to double over the next three decades, reaching around 2.2bn people by 2050.
This surge in numbers will have significant ramifications for the continent’s food security, which is already under pressure mainly due to climate change. The good news is that Africa’s ...

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