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Wandile Sihlobo
COTE D'IVOIRE
Chocolate puts Ivory Coast on top in Africa's agriculture trade

Chocolate puts Ivory Coast on top in Africa's agriculture trade
[Wandile Sihlobo] Chocolate can certainly get one some brownie points, and no way is this truer than in Ivory Coast which in 2018 reported the largest agricultural trade balance in value terms in Africa, an amount of $5.1bn...

Posted 4 years ago | Like
Wandile Sihlobo
NIGERIA
Nigeria surpasses South Africa as sub-Saharan Africa's leading maize producer

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[Wandile Sihlobo] Agbiz head of agribusiness research, Wandile Sihlobo compares South Africa's maize yields to a second biggest producer in sub-Saharan Africa - Nigeria...

Posted 5 years ago | Like
Tom Jackson
GHANA
Ghanaian agritech startup Cowtribe planning nationwide coverage

Ghanaian agritech startup Cowtribe planning nationwide coverage
[Tom Jackson] Ghanaian agritech startup Cowtribe hopes to cover all 10 regions of the country in the next 18 months with its solution that helps farmers access animal vaccines quickly and reliably...

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Tom Jackson
NIGERIA
How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers
[Tom Jackson] Nigerian startup Thrive Agric is using a crowdfunding platform to provide farmers with the finance they need to grow their businesses and offer ordinary people the chance to invest in agriculture...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
Tom Jackson
NIGERIA
Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform

Nigeria's Yesharvest launches agri-commerce platform
[Tom Jackson] Nigerian startup Yesharvest has launched a zero-inventory e-commerce platform for fresh farm produce that allows users to purchase from farmers...

Posted 6 years ago | Like
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