Dr Ndubuisi Ekekwe spoke in the NerveAfrica conferences in Lagos yesterday and noted that technology will drive yield and productivity in the agriculture sector. He explained that precision agriculture, automated agriculture and agro-financial services will be pivotal in redesigning the architecture of the agro-sector in Africa. He concluded by illustrating ...

Africa’s food challenge is two-pronged. A population growing at astronomical speeds on one hand and a continent threatened by climate change on the other hand. In 2015 alone the population of Africa grew by 30 million. It is estimated that by 2050, annual increases will exceed 42 million people per year and total population will have doubled to ...

The SEED Africa Symposium is an annual international forum for sharing knowledge and experience, establishing partnerships, and developing solutions to stimulate the growth of social and eco-entrepreneurship across the African continent. The 2016 topic was From Innovation to Imitation and brought together around 500 enterprises, researchers, practitioners, ...