The Emirates are quietly turning the continent’s most fertile soil into a foreign pantry - and Africa’s leaders are "muted."
The continent's agricultural crises are not accidents of nature. They are the predictable consequences of certainty without evidence.
By Balbir Singh There is a question that haunts every serious observer of international development: with billions of dollars flowing into agricultural programs across Africa and...
When a global food giant quietly reformulates its products to strip out the world's most iconic ingredient, it isn't just a story about confectionery - it's...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Across the rural communities of sub-Saharan Africa, a quiet paradox plays out each harvest season. Tomatoes blush red in the midday sun....
By Balbir Singh International development organizations are pushing outdated agricultural models that ignore ground realities and perpetuate poverty. A recent high-level meeting with delegates from international...
By John Dale The promise of agricultural technology often comes wrapped in seductive rhetoric: disintermediation, direct-to-consumer models, blockchain traceability that “cuts out the middleman.” Yet this...
By Balbir Singh The rusting hulk of a 150-horsepower tractor lies submerged in a river in rural Kenya. A sophisticated pivot irrigation system, designed for the...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Imagine explaining artificial intelligence to a four-year-old child in rural Africa. You wouldn’t begin with algorithms or machine learning models. Instead, you...
By Juwon Akin-Olotu Walk into any international development conference in Europe or the United States, and you will encounter the same carefully curated imagery projected onto...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo A few days ago, on a farm in Nebraska, I watched a revelation unfold. A farmer demonstrated his tractor – a sophisticated...
By Dishant Shah Africa is home to nearly 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land – roughly 200 million hectares lying fallow across the continent....
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Africa stands at a pivotal crossroads. With a rapidly growing population, climate volatility, and persistent post-harvest losses, the continent’s food systems are...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo For generations, African farmers have fed nations with little more than hand hoes, resilience, and deep agrarian knowledge. They have sustained food...
By Ajay Wasserman Africa is home to 60 percent of the world’s uncultivated arable land – yet it spends more than US$60 billion annually importing food....
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Did you know that Africa’s agricultural productivity remains roughly 50 percent below the global average – despite the continent holding 60 percent...
By Ziad Hamoui In a landmark move for regional integration, the African Union Commission (AUC), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, and the...
By Danilo Desiderio In the decades since the 1994 genocide, Rwanda has emerged as one of Africa’s most compelling development success stories. From the ashes of...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Africa stands at a crossroads. We can continue relying on fragmented systems, food imports, and outdated perceptions of farming – or we...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Sub-Saharan Africa is home to one of the fastest-growing populations on Earth. By 2050, the region’s population is projected to surpass 2.1...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo For decades, Africa’s agricultural narrative has been dominated by one central theme: primary production. We celebrate bountiful harvests and marvel at vast...
By Jean Claude Niyomugabo Emerging markets, particularly Africa, offer vast potential for climate tech solutions, especially in the areas of off-grid energy, sustainable agriculture, and water...
