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Africa:
Africa Losing Sh400 Billion Yearly in Post Harvest Losses
Capital FM, 8 September 2016
Africa is losing about $4 billion (Sh400 billion) to post harvest losses every year. Read more »
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Africa:
Illicit Financial Flows From Africa Hit U.S.$70 Billion in 2015
Capital FM, 7 September 2016
Illicit financial flows out of Africa hit $70 billion (Sh7 trillion) in 2015 raising concerns of the scale and negative impact such outflows have on the continent's development and… Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya to Invest Sh20 Billion in Agriculture Over Five Years
Capital FM, 7 September 2016
Kenya plans to invest Sh20 billion in the agricultural sector in the next five years to improve the interests of farmers in the country. Read more »
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Africa:
Gender Inequality Costing Africa Billions, UN Agency Says
Nation, 7 September 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa loses around Sh9.5 trillion every year due to gender inequality, a new report by a UN agency has warned. Read more »
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Kenya:
Kenya Pledges U.S.$500 Million for Agriculture
East African, 8 September 2016
Kenya has committed to invest more than $500 million in agriculture in the next five years to support farmers through granting them access to fertilisers, finance and markets. Read more »
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Africa:
Low Capital Limiting Agribusiness in Africa - Report
Capital FM, 6 September 2016
Lack of finance has been attributed as the main cause limiting investors' participation in agri-business, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Alliance for a Green… Read more »
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Africa:
Sh3 Trillion Commitments to Improve Africa's Agricultural Sector
Capital FM, 8 September 2016
African governments, business leaders and development partners have pledged more than Sh3 trillion in investments in the agricultural sector over next 10 years. Read more »
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Africa:
Finding the Sweet Spot of Africa's Agriculture
allAfrica, 8 September 2016
Africa is a continent where, at least outwardly, we like to celebrate our diversity - the rich variety that can be found in our many cultures, languages, fashions, flora and fauna. Read more »
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Africa:
Farmers Lose Sh6.8 Billion Annually to Low Crop Yields
Capital FM, 6 September 2016
African farmers are losing about Sh6.8 billion annually due to low crop yields. Read more »
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Africa:
We Can End Global Hunger - Kofi Annan
allAfrica, 7 September 2016
For the first time in human history, the end of hunger is within our reach. Read more »
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Kenya:
Speech by Uhuru Kenyatta During the Opening of #AGRF2016
Govt of Kenya, 8 September 2016
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY HON. UHURU KENYATTA, C.G.H., PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KENYA AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE FORCES DURING THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE AFRICAN… Read more »