In a country with about 60 percent of the population under 24 years of age, Senegal’s youth involvement in economic activities remains relatively low, alongside a high rate of unemployment which has attracted significant interest among policy makes in the…
The N-power Agro programme introduced in 2015 as a National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) designed to create jobs and empower Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 35. The goal of the programme is to provide skills, tools and experience…
The International Institute of Topical Agriculture (IITA), through its Youth in Agribusiness office, is partnering with the Mastercard Foundation in Nigeria to implement the Young Africa Works strategy. The partnership aims to enable 242,724 young Nigerian women and men to…
By Kenneth Afor | A major financial institution in Nigeria, Keystone Bank has provided the sum of N500 million on loan to the Nigerian Farmers Group and Cooperative Society (NFGCS) to ramp up farming activities in the settlement. According to…
By O’Timilehin | Horticulture is a field of agriculture that involves the growing of short growing season, averaging three months, offers quick yields and returns on investments despite the high rate of post-harvest losses. In Tanzania, with the Government putting…
The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the award of three new grants to support organizations that are working with countries, communities and regions in Africa and Asia. According to Rockefeller, the grants would help the organisations to leverage data and technology…
By Kenneth Afor | A convergence of delegates and experts fostering developments in various sectors in the continent’s economy have called on presidents and leaders in their respective countries to initiate policies that will promote growth and sustainability in the…
…Securing Farming Communities Through And After COVID-19 Is A Priority One of world’s harshest terrains for farming threatens to crumble under COVID-19. West Africa’s farmer collectives, small businesses and other stakeholders in agriculture reveal their plight as rains approach and…
By Gabriel Ogunjobi With N1000 bribe, I “smuggled” foreign rice from Benin Republic to Nigeria despite govt’s restrictions Rice smuggler on the run… In August 2019, the Nigerian Government led by President Muhammadu Buhari declared a partial land border closure…
By Kenneth Afor | Nigeria’s e-commerce giant, Konga has partnered with UKAid to enhance the productivity of smallholder farmers in the country and give them more access to the markets via the use of technology. Konga, after going through a…
