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Congo-Brazzaville grows mushrooms year-round

In response to high national demand for mushrooms, an agribusiness company in the Congo has developed easy-to-use, affordable production kits.

Smart-tech and innovation

Can blockchain plug Africa’s agri-finance gap?

A group of partners are developing a blockchain-powered ecosystem across Africa that they say will boost investment into agricultural infrastructure, allow smallholder farmers to borrow more cheaply and stimulate consumer activity in rural economies.

Trade and Marketing

Potential of dairy in Eastern Africa

Fuelled by high demand, the Eastern African dairy sector is growing rapidly and attracting investors. However, to promote further national and regional trade, the formal sector requires restructuring.

Interview with Akinwumi Adesina

Akinwumi Adesina : “Agriculture is at the centre of wealth creation”

Dr Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and previous Minister of Agriculture for Nigeria, discusses the importance of agricultural industrialisation to transform rural areas in Africa, from zones of economic misery to zo…

2 October 2017 in Spore

by Sophie Reeve

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Congo

Smart-tech and innovation

Reducing wastage to provide niche fish products

Kati Farms, a fish processing enterprise in Kampala, Uganda, produces a range of value-added niche products, including its well-known fish sausage, using farmed tilapia and catfish sourced from over 1,000 fish farmers. Since 2015, Kati Farms has also…

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