Could Oil Overtake Agriculture as East Africa’s Economic Giant?
Holger A. Kray is the lead agricultural economist for Africa in the World Bank’s Agriculture Global Practice and head of the Africa Agricultural Policy Unit, which carries out and oversees economic and other policy work related to agriculture in the region. The World Bank economist was in Uganda and spoke to Charles Mpagi on the […]
Zimbabwe to Harvest 4m Tonnes Food Crops
Zimbabwe is expecting to harvest four million tonnes of food crops from the 2016-17 agricultural season, the final Government-sponsored crop and livestock assessment report has revealed. This means the country will have a surplus of one million tonnes of food crops. The food crops include maize, sorghum, millet, roundnuts, groundnuts, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, cowpeas, […]
Zimbabwe has incredible potential
ZIMBABWE is poised to be one of the fastest growing economies in Africa and will also become the most advanced in a very short space of time, but only if we have leadership which understands the concept of stewardship. I have been analysing Zimbabwe’s potential in various economic sectors including agriculture, mining, energy and infrastructure […]
Africa Has Vast Agricultural Potential – So Why Are We Due to Import U.S.$110 Billion Worth of Food Annually By 2025?
The African continent has the potential to feed itself and even have surplus food to export to other parts of the world. But instead, the continent imports $35 billion worth of food and agricultural products every year, and if the current predictions hold, the import bill will rise to $110 billion annually by 2025. So […]
Agriculture Pulling Nigeria Out of Recession – Presidency
Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu says efforts to get the nation out of its present economic challenges is beginning to yield positive results, especially in the area of agriculture. The presidential aide said this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday. According to him, an increase in the volume of rice production and processing across […]
S.African Govt to Conduct Pre-Colonial Land Audit to Transform The Historic Patterns of Ownership, Use And Occupation
Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says government will conduct a colonial land audit to transform the historic patterns of ownership, use and occupation. The Minister said this when he participated in day one of the debate on the State of the Nation Address at the National Assembly on Tuesday. He said this […]
Quantum Global named Best Investment Company Angola 2016
African focused investment firm Quantum Global Group were announced as the winners of the Global Banking and Finance Review award for Best Investment Company Angola 2016. The award, which recognises excellence globally within the financial community, operates a strict assessment criterion measuring investment strategies, first-class client-advisor relations through active management and comprehensive services as well […]
Kenya to Scrap National Exams Under New Education Plan
A new education system that will replace the 8-4-4 was unveiled Monday and will phase out the national examinations currently done at the end of primary and secondary school cycles. Unlike the current system that is heavily focused on examinations, the new one will be competency-based and will give more emphasis on identification of talents […]
African Union Members Urged to Prioritise Agriculture
The African Union (AU) has called on the member states to prioritise agriculture in order to grow their economies. The AU commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture, Ms Peace Tumusiime, said experience from elsewhere indicated a positive correlation between development and modernisation of agriculture. She made the remarks last week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ahead […]
Africa Business Forum in Addis Ababa on the 1st of March 2017:10 million views join Africa’s largest network of CEO’s
A global community of 10,000 professionals, 20,000 registered international companies, 60,000 social media followers. 10 million views join Africa’s largest network of CEO’s The panel topics at the 5th Africa Business Forum represent the areas of Finance & Capital Investment, ICT, Agriculture & Mining, Power & Energy, Consumer Goods & General Trade, Logistics & Aviation, […]
