Financial Inclusion Should be a Priority for Smallholder Farmers

Smallholder farming is characterized by a small scale of production especially in terms of land usage, often less than 10 hectares (ha) for farming activities, purpose of production - which is for both personal and commercial reasons. Also, the...

Nigeria’s Cashless Redesign Excludes Smallholder Farmers and the Average Nigerian

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has embarked on a cashless economy. The central bank governor's says the main objectives of its redesign were to make monetary policy decisions more effective, deepen financial inclusion in the country, curb terror...

Food Security: Mechanization is the Way to Increased Output

It is important to appreciate the efforts of farmers every day and anytime we remember that they are the lifesavers who are less celebrated. This is because of the risks involved in production, in addition to the drudgery nature of farming that is...

An integral Approach to Green Infrastructure

Join us on May 30th, from 1:30 PM till 2:15 PM (CEST) + 45 more minutes of informality. We'll feature the Vertical Farm Institute for the twelfth use case in our Digital Food series. Registration is no longer possible.

Food Security: Increasing Soil Productivity and Environmental Sustainability

No matter the quality of the seeds, the richness of the soil plays an important role to actualize good yield (or the full potential of the seeds). Thus, improving the soil is an important component to achieve high crop productivity.

“Water no get enemy”

A healthy farmer is either a productive farmer or has a potential to become more productive when he or she gets access to appropriate knowledge.

Ginger production in the tropics: a paradigm shift for non-oil export

By 2050, the world population is projected to exceed 9 billion people, of whom more than 68% will be living in the cities. Africa’s population is expected to increase by over 100% by 2050, with its urban dwellers expected to rise to 60% of the...

Increasing Productivity: It Can Not Be Achieved Through Trial by Error

Over the years, agriculture in developing countries has been characterized with phrases like labour intensive, very little or no value addition, smallholding, peasantry and largely bootstrapped or self funded. Therefore, production capacity is...

Zero Hunger: Farmers are in the Business of Managing Crises

Achieving Zero hunger is an ambitious desire by all stakeholders in the agricultural sector, as it is pivotal in the desire to solve major risks that could hamper the vision.

The benefits of an effective agricultural policy for Africa

If Africa is to feed its own population soon, it will have to produce much more food. The first article of this five-part series showed that agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa can accelerate and significantly increase its output per hectare. In the...

Let’s Grow: Data Driven Plant Growing

Join us on April 25, from 1:30 PM till 2:15 PM (CEST) + 45 more minutes of informality. We'll feature Let’s Grow for the eleventh use case in our Digital Food series. Registration is no longer possible.

Beyond Knowledge: Opportunities and Motivation

It is a known fact that low productivity and efficiency are the bane of smallholding farming in developing countries. Interestingly, it seemed that having the appropriate information and knowledge could be a game changer. And this has seemed like a...