Tag Archives: Farmers

AI chatbot helps farmers navigate a changing world (JapanTimes)

A new artificial intelligence chatbot is proving invaluable for farmers struggling to overcome modern agricultural challenges, with food and climate experts seeing the technology as key in dealing with food insecurity caused by the challenges of global heating and the Ukraine war. Ismail Serageldin, former vice president of the World Bank, said at a meeting […]
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US and Norway partner to invest $70 Million in African Agriculture Fund amidst food insecurity (BI)

A spokesperson from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that the United States and Norway are jointly committing $70 million to establish a fund to support farmers and agricultural businesses across Africa. Recurring drought, climate change, armed conflict, and economic and political instability have led to severe food shortages across the continent, […]
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Government and Land Bank launch funding initiative to provide alternative power solutions for farmers (DM)

Farmers have been thrown a lifeline with a blended finance instrument that aims to tackle the negative impacts of rolling blackouts on productivity faced by agricultural producers, said Thoko Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, at a media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday. The R1.21-billion Agro Energy Fund — a partnered […]
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SA and China agriculture ministers sign export agreement for avocados (IOL)

South African Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, signed an agreement on Tuesday with Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi , on behalf of Chinese Agriculture Minister Tang Ranijan, for the export of avocados to the People’s Republic of China. Didiza expressed her excitement about this agreement with China as […]
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Can AI boost food security? this Kenyan innovator breaks it down for us. (GC)

For Kimani, food built her entire life. Both her parents are smallholder farmers, and as such, she’s seen firsthand how agriculture can sustain a family and shape a community. On the other hand, she’s also witnessed how a lack of investment in protecting crops from pests and disease can lead to poverty.  Click here to read […]
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