https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/707.html Rest of Africa news 15 Agri Tech news - Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/417/707.html en-us Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:23:33 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/358/200310.html The fourth Agri-Food Tech & Innovation Summit (AFTI EA 2020), hosted by the Africa Agri Council (AAC) is set to explore the upsurge in new thinking and the game-changing developments in agricultural practices and technology, and what is needed to scale these innovations to reach smallholder farmers and agribusinesses. "We have the technology and the innovations to make a difference, yet these innovations aren't reaching the smallholder farmers who need them most - they lack access to the right information at the right time," says Ben Leyka, AAC MD. 1-200310 Wed, 05 Feb 2020 14:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/707/197284.html FarmSmart, in partnership with London-based technical consultancy Amido, has launched an innovative mobile application enabling farmers to track their finances and support them to sell their produce on the open market. Its aim is to build the farming capacity of people across Africa and to share sustainable and climate-smart farming knowledge. 1-197284 Wed, 30 Oct 2019 11:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/358/195438.html According to GeoFarm South Africa, farms in the United States are 27% more productive than South African farms compared across the same area, moisture levels and soil types. While, superficially, this is because farms in the United States are more mechanised, a closer examination of what these agricultural machines are doing shows just how fundamentally AI has changed the way humans farm, and how dramatically these changes have increased agricultural yields. 1-195438 Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/643/194319.html It is no secret that food security, health and sustainability are concerns around the world. The knock-on effect to this is the need to address hunger, lifestyle diseases and climate change. One of the primary considerations of this discussion is centred around changing how agriculture and farming are being done. 1-194319 Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:59:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/358/193550.html The drought which brought the Western Cape to its knees and hammered agriculture in various parts of the country - resulting in job losses and lost production - brought home the pressing need for a sustainable agriculture sector built on smart resource management and adaptation of production systems. 1-193550 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/499/193219.html Central University of Technology, Free State (CUT) professor, Muthoni Masinde has developed a draught predicting tool to bridge the gap between indigenous knowledge and scientific knowledge. The tool, for Africa's small-scale farmers and flagship project called Information Technology and Indigenous Knowledge with Intelligence (ITIKI), was officially launched on 20-21 June 2019. 1-193219 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:22:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/358/192937.html Despite digital technologies in African, agriculture is worth $2.6bn and reaching over 33 million registered users, its benefits can only be realised if policymakers and developers put farmers first, a report says. 1-192937 Mon, 08 Jul 2019 11:49:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/706/189578.html As the backbone of developing economies, agriculture not only serves to feed a nation but creates employment and, often, contributes significantly to the GDP. 1-189578 Thu, 11 Apr 2019 08:29:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/412/707/188870.html Nigeria's digital agriculture platform, Farmcrowdy announced that it has closed on additional seed funding of $1. This follows on from the company's initial investments of $1 million in 2017. International investors Cox Enterprises and Techstars, along with local investor Ajayi Solutions have participated in the round as the startup prepares for an upcoming Series A fundraiser later in 2019. 1-188870 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 12:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.zm/Article/237/707/186852.html The Agritech Expo Zambo, which returns to Chisamba from 11-13 April 2019, is expected to bring more than 20,000 visitors, over 220 local and international exhibitors, including international pavilions from Germany, Italy, UK and Zimbabwe; with 3,500 VIP and large scale farmers and 150 members of the media. "Agritech Expo Zambia 2019 promises more agro-technology and innovation advancements as the event continues to unveil the future for our agriculture," says Jervis Zimba, President of the Zambia National Farmers' Union (ZNFU). 1-186852 Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Technology Rest of Africa