AGRF: Tanzania Vows to Enhance Security

Agriculture is seen as central to industrialisation and a source of livelihood for approximately 65 percent of the Tanzanian population TEL AVIV, Israel, September 11, 2021/ — Vice-President, Dr. Philip Mpango has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to improve the agricultural sector and boost food security for socio-economic prosperity. In realising agricultural sector transformation and growth, the government has been taking…

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AGRF: Tanzania Vows to Enhance Security

Agriculture is seen as central to industrialisation and a source of livelihood for approximately 65 percent of the Tanzanian population TEL AVIV, Israel, September 11, 2021/ — Vice-President, Dr. Philip Mpango has reaffirmed Tanzania’s commitment to improve the agricultural sector and boost food security for socio-economic prosperity. In realising agricultural sector transformation and growth, the government has been taking…

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Estonia president launches partnership for transforming education digitally in Kenya

Kenya Literature Bureau, StarCloud LLC Estonia, Risk Africa Innovatis, UNICEF and Liquid Intelligent Technologies partnered to digitise books and make them available to learners in school   NAIROBI, Kenya, September 10, 2021/ — The rapid adoption of technology over the last 18 months has transformatively powered production and service delivery around the globe. In the education sector, integration of…

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Energy sector one of the most unequal sectors globally, and female participation remaining considerably low

AOG 2021’s Women in Energy Panel Places Women at the Forefront of Africa’s Development With inclusivity and equality a key focus, the women in oil and gas seminar highlighted the current and future role of women in Africa’s energy development LUANDA, Angola, September 10, 2021/ — With the energy sector comprising one of the most unequal sectors globally, and…

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Energy sector one of the most unequal sectors globally, and female participation remaining considerably low

AOG 2021’s Women in Energy Panel Places Women at the Forefront of Africa’s Development With inclusivity and equality a key focus, the women in oil and gas seminar highlighted the current and future role of women in Africa’s energy development LUANDA, Angola, September 10, 2021/ — With the energy sector comprising one of the most unequal sectors globally, and…

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New Science Shows Forests Shield Us From the Climate’s Worst Case Scenarios–From Heat Waves to Droughts

An eye-opening new body of research reveals that deforestation is more dangerous for the global and local climate that we thought; cutting down trees immediately heats up and dries out local and regional areas, threatening food supplies, local economies and human health Following one of the hottest, driest summers on record–marked by scorching fires, record-breaking heat waves and evaporated water supplies–a panel of…

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New Science Shows Forests Shield Us From the Climate’s Worst Case Scenarios–From Heat Waves to Droughts

An eye-opening new body of research reveals that deforestation is more dangerous for the global and local climate that we thought; cutting down trees immediately heats up and dries out local and regional areas, threatening food supplies, local economies and human health Following one of the hottest, driest summers on record–marked by scorching fires, record-breaking heat waves and evaporated water supplies–a panel of…

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Africa’s first center for excellence for developing improved seed launched

NAIROBI, Kenya: 09 September, 2021 – A new center has been launched to champion development of improved quality, high-yielding seeds for various crop varieties in Africa with the goal of boosting agricultural productivity. The Center of Excellence for Seed Systems in Africa (CESSA) was unveiled today at the AGRF 2021 Summit in Nairobi, Kenya. It will be hosted at…

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