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Africa: Feeding Africa Through Agricultural Innovation
allAfrica, 30 September 2013
After the agriculture heyday of 30 years ago, the sector got scant attention, especially from African presidents whose nations were well endowed with natural resources, like… Read more »
Feeding Africa Through Agricultural Innovation
After the agriculture heyday of 30 years ago, the sector got scant attention, especially from African presidents whose nations were well endowed with natural resources, like oil-rich Nigeria. But many African leaders are returning to a focus on what their nations can grow.
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East African Farmers Fighting Climate Change, June 2013
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A new report from the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) charts a path for farmers to adapt to climate shifts despite uncertainties about future growing ... see more »
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27 September 2013
Seed Strength: West African Seed Project in Burkina Faso
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- Rockefeller Foundation
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The Catalytic Innovations in African Agriculture Centennial Series was developed as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's Centennial publications. The ... see more »
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8 February 2013
Phones for Nigeria's Farmers
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- AllAfrica
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- AllAfrica
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Nigeria's Agricultural Ministry has moved forward with a controversial plan to provide the country's farmers with cellphones. These phones will be ... see more »
InFocus
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The government has moved forward with a controversial program to distribute cell phones to poor farmers in a bid to cut corruption and deliver services in the agricultural sector. Read more »
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27 September 2013
Market Change: Ethiopia Commodity Exchange
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- Rockefeller Foundation
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The Catalytic Innovations in African Agriculture Centennial Series was developed as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's Centennial publications. The ... see more »
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27 September 2013
Climate Safety Net: Rural Resiliance in Senegal
- Publisher:
- Rockefeller Foundation
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The Catalytic Innovations in African Agriculture Centennial Series was developed as part of the Rockefeller Foundation's Centennial publications. The ... see more »
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Nigeria: Knotty Cassava Tubers Can Change a Nation
allAfrica, 13 June 2013
When Mathius Karoni shops for bread at his local Park 'n' Shop supermarket, he's not thinking about the contribution he's making to Nigeria's national budget or to the farmers… Read more »
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East Africa: Using African Staple Foods to Promote Nutritious Diets
allAfrica, 4 September 2013
It’s time for East Africans to prepare their palates. Read more »
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Uganda: Farmers Offered Crop Insurance
EA Business, 9 July 2013
To limit their risk, farmers now have a chance to buy insurance cover for crops and livestock after insurance companies, led by Lions Assurance, introduced the first ever… Read more »
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Rwanda: 50,000 Farmers Get Crop Insurance
New Times, 21 July 2013
Up to 50,000 farmers have so far insured their crops with the government-backed Hinga Urishingiwe farmers insurance scheme, an official at the Agriculture ministry has said. Read more »
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Mali: Transforming a Country Through Rice
allAfrica, 12 July 2013
Aspen Institute 2013 New Voices Fellow Salif Romano Niang is the co-founder and chief impact officer of Malo, a company working to revolutionize the rice industry in Niang's home… Read more »
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26 September 2013
Agriculture: Realising Africa's Potential
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- The Financial Times
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As the continent awaits its agricultural revolution,This is Africa looks at the cutting edge ideas which could make the difference. see more »
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1 January 2011
Agricultural Innovation Systems
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- Belfer Center at Harvard University
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Book Chapter, The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa, pages 50-83. The use of emerging technology and indigenous knowledge to promote ... see more »
