Tagged as: agriculture

AGRIPRENEURSHIP IN AFRICA: CULTIVATING FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND ALLEVIATING POVERTY

Introduction Africa, a cradle of cultural and geographical diversity, possesses an underutilized wealth: its arable lands. The African continent hosts 60% of the world’s arable lands; however, a significant portion of these resources remains underexploited. Agriculture remains the cornerstone for the livelihood of nearly 60% of Africa’s active population, contributing

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ENTICING THE YOUTH INTO AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURE AS A LIVELIHOOD STRATEGY AMONG YOUNG UNEMPLOYED GRADUATES IN RURAL AREAS

Introduction  South Africa is a democratic state yet a country ravaged by a myriad of social ills, i.e. youth poverty, graduate unemployment, and so forth that make the realization of youth development unrealistic. In a country riddled with and engulfed by the alarming percentage of graduate unemployment, agriculture has become

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MSMEs

GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE NIGERIAN MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE

INTRODUCTION  Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are considered the mainstays of any economy. In Nigeria, 96% of its businesses are MSMEs which account for 50% of its GDP in 2020 and employed 84.02% of its total labour force. On this note, youths need to be enlightened about the opportunities

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GMO CROPS

DOES AFRICA NEED GMO CROPS?

INTRODUCTION Humans have been breeding crops and animals since creation through selection and crosses for mankind and industries. The approaches for improving such organisms are challenged with breeding between different species and periods involved among others. Hence, there is the need for alternative means to break the barriers which then

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PESTICIDE APPLICATION IN VEGETABLES

Introduction  Pesticide is a chemical or substance or biological agent (such as a virus bacterium or fungus) that deters, kills, controls or destroys certain forms of plants or animals considered dangerous. The term “cide” comes from the Latin word meaning “to kill”. Pesticides also are called Plant Protection Product (PPP),

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ADOPTION OF GREENHOUSE TECHNOLOGY IN GHANA

INTRODUCTION  Agriculture is taking different procedures from the traditional to a more modernized system over the globe. Agriculture employs over 60% of Ghana labour force which demands that it must be abreast with increasing and current technology to make use of the limited resources such as land, water and nutrients.

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IN CONVERSATION WITH NELLI FOUMBA SOUMAORO, CEO OF KOMM MIT AFRIKA HOLDING

Nelli Foumba Soumaoro is originally from the Republic of Guinea and speaks German, English, French, Arabic and five African languages. He studied social sciences in Dortmund, Germany, with a focus on poverty and refugee migration. He initiated and supervised the agricultural project of  Prof. Alpha Condé, the President of the

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