A farmworker selects potatoes in the Lamingo Dam fields in Jos, on February 26, 2025. The central city of Jos itself is becoming something of an agri-tech hub which would help take some of the chance ...

With a few taps on his phone, Dandam Nangor knows exactly what temperature his greenhouse is at, when to water his crops and even the pH of the soil.Backed by artificial intelligence, it's all ...

NAIROBI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The transformation of food systems in Africa to help the continent meet its hunger eradication goal requires sustained investments in quality seeds, technology, ...

Unlocking the full potential of Africa's agriculture, with more than 70 percent of the sector being subsistence-based, requires combining public and private sector investments in production ...

My neighbours are primarily subsistence farmers ... total revenue for the county was Sh5.9 billion, of which 70 percent or Sh4.1 billion came from the national government. Land rates made up ...

The stakes are high for the whole country: some 20 percent of Nigeria's GDP comes from agriculture ... whose tech has been deployed on more than 70 farms. "That's what we are trying to solve." ...

The latest Time Use Survey 2024 exposes the widening gender gap in India’s workforce, as women remain burdened with unpaid ...

Even as the Trump administration slashes support for climate-related research and guts the U.S. Agency for International ...

A staggering 70% of Zambian children suffer ... Since 2015, urban poverty has surged, growing by 8.5 percentage points, while rural poverty has remained above 75% for over 15 years. Zambia’s ...

which is becoming an agri-tech hub The stakes are high in a country where some 20 percent of GDP comes from agriculture Many growers are battling land degradation and poor access -- while few ...

Nor did it benefit from either agricultural research or extension. Meanwhile, the international agricultural agencies that were meant to serve the majority of farmers of the developing world (mainly ...