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Digital Tool Developed to Empower Malawian Farmers

Lanklocked Malawi, located in southeastern Africa is home to rich, arable land and a subtropical climate suitable for farming. This makes the environment especially attractive for farming. Over 80% of the population is employed in agriculture, and their livelihood is...

African Telco CEO Segun Ogunsanya Challenges Industry to Leverage Emerging Tech

Airtel Africa’s Group CEO, Segun Ogunsanya has challenged the telecommunications industry in Africa to leverage emerging technologies to enable all people in the continent to connect, engage, and transact with the rest of the world. Speaking at the just concluded...

How Increased Internet Speed is Driving Innovation in Africa

The rapid growth of internet connectivity and increased internet speed in Africa is fueling a wave of innovation and transforming the continent's technological landscape. Here we explore the significant role that increased internet speed plays in driving innovation in...

Agritech: How Leveraging Technology Can Help African Farmers

Case studies across Africa demonstrate the positive impact that access to even the most basic mobile technology can offer smallholder farmers. This underscores the importance of driving inclusive access to digital technology, especially mobile-based, to help the continent’s farmers...

Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA’s smallholder farmers

s part of its multi-million Rand investment in agriculture, Microsoft South Africa has selected The Awareness Company as the beneficiary of its AgriTech Programme. The Awareness Company will develop and roll out three high-impact solutions in the agriculture sector...

4 Ways Haller Farmers App Helps Fight East African Climate Change

Africa is warming much faster than the global average, according to the IGAD Climate Predication and Application Centre (ICPAC). Major cities in East Africa have witnessed increased temperatures that almost double the 1.1-degree warming average that the rest of the...

AgriTourZA is Rewarding R100,000 to Limpopo’s Top Technopreneurs and Innovators

On June 29th, many hopeful tech-entrepreneurs walked into the lion’s den to pitch their business ideas to a panel of judges during AgriTourZA's Limpopo Innovation Platform Demo Day. AgriTourZA's Limpopo Innovation Platform is an innovative start-up programme that sets out...

Agritech SupPlant Raises $10-Million to Accelerate South African Agriculture Growth

Today SupPlant, a leading precision agriculture hardware-software solution, has announced its recent funding round, raising $10-million partially dedicated to accelerating its penetration into the South African Market. The round is co-led by Boresight Capital, Menomadin Foundation, Smart-Agro Fund and...

Tech-Driven Agriculture to Boost 50,000 Women and Youth Farmers in Nigeria

Building on its work to boost food security in Nigeria through technology-driven agricultural services, Thrive Agric has launched a 1-year project to support 50,000 smallholder farmers growing rice, maize, and soybean. This comes as part of Thrive Agric's commitment to strengthen...

Why Access to Technology is Critical for Farmers in Africa

The African continent is home to an estimated 65% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, an abundance of fresh water and about 300 days of sunshine each year, according to the World Economic Forum. However, the reality is that...
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Check Point Appoints New VP of Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (EEMEA)

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. announced the appointment of Diego Arrabal as Vice President for Eastern Europe, the Middle...
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