Heifer Kenya Country Director Esta Kamau discusses the organisation’s work in financing and mentoring youthled agritech enterprises to scale up their innovations for the benefit of smallholders
Dr Songa recalls visiting ports, border points and customs during his time in the US, which provided him with a better insight of plant health inspection, certification and the impact on trade.
There is definitely a future for a sustainable banana trade – but it means governments and businesses need to fast-track their support for smallholder farmers and agricultural workers now and focus on building and enhancing net-zero supply chains
Global supply chain disruptions related to the Russian-Ukraine war and prolonged drought and flooding in parts of the continent aggravated the crises of food shortages, high food prices and hunger that were triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.
Our special reports package for this edition focuses on farming mechanisation, a key issue often linked to the low food production and low agricultural productivity on Africa’s smallholder farms.
