Digitalising agriculture - Bridging the gender gap

Protecting pastoralists and ending food insecurity

Faced with increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, food security and livelihoods in Africa can be improved by using climate-smart methods to promote crop and livestock production.

Les zones rurales, terres d’accueil et de départ

Conçu en lien avec les villes, le développement des zones rurales peut bénéficier à toutes les populations et tirer profit des migrations. L’agriculture joue un rôle essentiel.

Nigerian smallholders farm smart with soil data

by Oluyinka Alawode and Sophie Reeve

Advanced sensory technology is connecting smallholders in Nigeria with information about their soil health, helping to take the guesswork out of farming.

Irrigating Mozambique’s vulnerable south

by Sam Price

A climate-smart agriculture initiative is boosting the productivity and food security of Mozambique’s smallholders by providing climate resilient farming infrastructure.

Digitalising East Africa’s border control

by Stephanie Lynch

Cross-border trade in East Africa has never been more efficient with the introduction of centralised digital systems that can be accessed by authorities across the region, to monitor the journey of goods and ensure all the necessary documentation is available.

“Every intervention I undertake is gender responsive”

by Pius Sawa Murefu

Faith Milkah Muniale discusses her involvement in the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowship, and her work with indigenous Kenyan communities.

Investing in women’s leadership skills

by Susanna Cartmell-Thorp

Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg, director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), discusses the importance of gender responsiveness and building women’s confidence across the agricultural sector.

Mobile app automates agricultural contracting in Zimbabwe

by Tonderayi Mukeredzi

A credit rating app is enabling Zimbabwean small-scale farmers to build up credit profiles, helping them to compete in the market for finance.

Gender equality: Ag-tech’s potential to boost women’s empowerment

by Tiana Cline

Digital technologies are revolutionising agricultural value chains, providing improved access to inputs, finance, markets and weather information. With the right policies and programmes in place, agricultural digitalisation has the potential to facilitate women’s economic empowerment.

Irene Ochem: Using technology to bridge the gender gaps in agribusiness

by Stephanie Lynch

Founder and CEO of Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF), Irene Ochem, explains how CTA’s VALUE4HER programme will harness digital technology to support women in agriculture.

Uganda: Lawyers go digital to reach women farmers

by Busani Bafana

For less than €1, women farmers in Uganda are accessing legal advice via their mobile phones. The SMS service, driven by an all-female team under the leadership of Hellen Mukasa, helps women to realise and defend their rights, particularly in regards to land ownership.

Ghana: Digital vaccine delivery service

by Kofi Adu Domfeh

Livestock farmers in rural Ghana are receiving veterinary services delivered to their door at the tap of a finger when they register with Cowtribe’s app.

Blockchain builds trust in agricultural commodity trade

by Helen Castell

Distributed ledger technology promises to help plug a trust gap in agricultural commodities trade and finance, with new platforms offering farmers a bigger pool of buyers for their harvests.

Kenyan mobile platform matches supply with demand

by Bob Koigi

To reduce fragmentation in the produce market, a mobile-based platform is supplying vendors in Kenya with fresh fruit and vegetables and providing a steady market for smallholders.

Agriculture – a keystone for sustainable development

by Vincent Defait

In order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, small-scale farmers in developing countries must be involved in the transformation of agri-food systems.

The sweet smell of success in Madagascar

by Mamy Andriatiana

Mihanta Malala Randriantsoa, the owner of a spice and essential oil export business, is a firm believer in upskilling local staff and suppliers, and her strategy has paid off.

Mali ramps up mango export capacity

by Vincent Defait and Soumaila Diarra

To help reduce significant mango post-harvest losses in Mali, fresh fruit packing and cold storage facilities have been established in the country.

Enhancing water management in Kenya’s drylands

by James Karuga

Across sub-Saharan Africa, an integrated development programme is implementing land and water management interventions to enhance productivity and food security.

Increased demand for Kenyan dairy products

by Kizito Makoye

By providing financial and technical support to dairy farmers in Kenya, a local agribusiness is diversifying its product line whilst enabling farmers to expand their operations.

Wild turmeric turns a trade in Belize

by Natalie Dookie

In Toledo district, farmers are earning three times the going rate for their turmeric by supplying a local processing company to produce the world’s first ‘wildcrafted’ whole root turmeric paste.