Ways on how to boost agriculture in Africa

African Agriculture

There has been a lot of innovations presented and continuously being done in some countries in Africa. These innovations focuses on how to boosts their agriculture. This is of course important in order to sustain the needs of the people which also constantly increasing in numbers in this century.

Below are some lists on how to boost the agriculture in Africa:

Digital Infrastructure: An Important Key To Africa's Future Success

Digital Infrastructure

Having a stable and reliable digital infrastructure has played a vital role in boosting a nation economy and poverty. In reality if a country have managed to develop its own digital infrastructure, that country is also going to be able to improve it productivity by increasing it production and reducing the transaction costs. In addition to this, digital infrastructures also could create new avenues for the government to pursue or create opportunities relating to the economic and social development of the country.

Benefits of Green Economy and How Can it Aid Global Unemployment

Green Economy

Unemployment is one of the major problems of every country. This is evident in the continuous growth of population and the number of unemployed youth.

People in the developing world have vulnerable and informal jobs as per International Labour Organization (ILO). This means that they have limited job security, poor working conditions and low salary payment.

National Framework for Sustainable Development (NFSD) would like to ensure and enunciate the Vision of South Africa’s sustainable development. The vision is to outline that Africa can be a self-reliant nation state, maintained democracy and provides the needs of its people through the use of ecological resources.

Importance of modern Agro-Production and how it can overcome the poverty in Africa

Agro Production

Modern Agro production is products related to agriculture. Agro on the other hand means field so therefore any kind of food may it be raw or processed as long as it came from the field then it is classified as Agro products.

Food as we all know is one of the main basic necessities of human kind in order for us to live. It is a source of survival, sustainability and a way of living.

How to protect African farmers from extreme climatic conditions

Protect African Farmers

Several African nations are prone to extreme weather condition such as drought. It is something inevitable and has long been endured by the Africans. Several countries have already reached out to help African farmers endure harsh weather conditions the region has to offer.

In Ethiopia, a massive effort to find ways on how to protect farmers from extreme weather conditions has already taken place. Records show that Ethiopia is quite vulnerable to droughts usually resulting to poor farming communities undergoing starvation and extreme poverty for the rest of the year. Today, a broad crop insurance policy has been conceptualized that aims to help out farmers get by and recover quickly when the weather goes back to normal. The said program is being managed by Oxfam America which is being supported by the international Research Institute for Climate and Society. The said organization is directly a part of the Earth Institute of Columbia University.

Converting Plastic Waste Into Fuel In Africa

Plastic Waste Into Fuel

Researchers in Africa namely Messrs Michael Commeh, Isaiah Nimako and Nene Amoatey, all came from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) saw the need to alleviate the number of wastes including plastics in the country. They looked and address the environmental problem in a positive way. They ended up developing a technology that converts plastics into fuel.

The type of fuel can either be diesel, petrol or even aviation fuel.  In order to do this, they will be using “Reverse Function theory” and “Thermal Decomposition approach”.

Ways on how African industries can save energy

Worldwide energy prices have indeed increased dramatically. In line with this, numerous environmental efforts are also being implemented following the alarming environmental decline. Numerous organizations are now conceptualizing different ways on how to lower down energy consumption and help alleviate excessive carbon emission. With Africa being the second largest continent, African industries should find ways on how they can decrease their energy consumption.

Converting African natural resources to economic development

With its unique geographical location, Africa is rich in natural resources. This advantage can bring economic advancements in the region if properly managed. We all know that a way to convert Africa’s natural resources to an economic development is by exporting minerals. There is indeed another way to convert these assets, and that option is through Local Content policies.

Local content is known as locally sourced components needed for the production of a certain product. Instead of purchasing or acquiring the needed elements from other countries, huge investors will only need to source locally.

Why Biodiversity is Important in Africa?

The Southern African region has a rich natural heritage of global significance to the world’s climate and biological diversity – or biodiversity. It is defined as the degree of variation of life forms within a given species, ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet.

The Southern African region contains remarkable species richness and diversity. It hosts exceptional ecological processes. South Africa ranks as the third most biologically-diverse country in the world, while in Madagascar, the endemic species richness relative to the land mass area is unparalleled.

Entrepreneurship in Africa

Africa is surely a developing country. Thus, entrepreneurship and social innovation will play a vital role to its growth and economic boom. That’s why the government proposes policies and developments in terms of promoting entrepreneurship and ecosystem to foster the entrepreneurial thinking of Africans. One of their ways to start is through education. Problem is, South Africa has its own weakness in terms of economic and historical past that is a big hindrance on achieving the future growth and success of the country.

Since 1994 where the first democratic elections were held, the government has realized the important role of entrepreneurship to the point that it can change the totality of the economic status of the nation. The government realizes that in order to change the socio-economic status of the country, they should instill entrepreneurship at the grass roots level and up despite high unemployment, deep social and class divides and a highly unequal society.

The benefits of converting Biogas waste to power in Africa

Biogas is a renewable source of energy generated from both animal and human excreta as well as green waste. A renewed material is produced by collecting waste materials which are going to be processed in a digester. The liquid waste can be used as an organic fertilizer while the energy produced will be used to light households. Converting Biogas waste into a source of power is no longer a scientific wonder. It is widely implemented in different countries worldwide including the African Nations.

How Climate Change affects Food Security in Africa

Undoubtedly, climate change is felt all over the planet. Extreme rains or extreme drought is rampant to almost all regions. Unexpected phenomena happen throughout the globe but most especially stroked Africa. Many African countries are already experiencing longer and deeper droughts, floods and cyclones in its history. Because of global warming, the whole continent is subject to disproportionate food security versus its population.

Agroforestry and its importance to the livelihood of African farmers

With the rapidly surging population in developing Africa, the wide scale demand for food security is also expected to increase to around 50% to 80% by the year 2050, according to World Agroforestry Centre’s International Centre for Research in Agroforestry division in Africa.

Because of problems related to overpopulation, lack of sustainable and arable land, decrease in plot sizes, depleted natural resources and urbanisation, the current condition of agricultural systems in Africa should undergo revitalisation, transformation and improvement in policies and governance. By effectively implementing effective programmes, African livelihood can benefit from the agricultural sector.

Kenya's recent environmental dilemmas

Environmental concerns has always been one of the top issues in Kenya especially those who are living below the poverty line. This is because they rely on the water and land reservoir of their society. In addition to that a big portion of the Kenya’s labor force are engaged in agriculture.

The most severe devastation in Kenya’s environment was a drought in 2006. It has brought more than 3 million of people with barely enough food to live. Some parts even experience scarce over water resources and starvation.

Addressing H2O issues in a water-stressed South Africa

With a history of having a great leader, South African politicians now carry a great pressure when it comes to leading the country to a well-nurtured nation. Having the largest and highly developed economy in whole Africa, South Africa still has its issues like any other developing countries. One of which is water shortage. With the country’s economic and political resources available, how can South Africa assure its almost 53 million people a clean water to drink?

The latest about Africa’s oil and gas opportunities

Overview of Africa’s oil and gas resources

Africa is a continent rich in natural resources. Most African countries are now becoming known in the global market for their exemplary performance in various economic sectors, particularly in the livelihood and manufacturing industries. But the continent also boasts with its deep pockets of oil and natural gas.

The northern part of Africa, for instance, has a well-established oil industry, with large downstream and upstream activities. The problem, however, is that north Africa is threatened with civil and regional conflicts.  West Africa also has a large oil and gas reserve, in which Nigeria and Angola dominate most of the production activities. But there is a problem, as well, the rest of the West African’s oil production are overlooked and has little domestic market activities.

Maize shortage in Kenya

Kenya’s second key player in its economic growth is Agriculture. Though the country always experience harsh weather conditions, Kenyan agriculture is still considered a key economic player. Despite that, Kenya still faces food shortage. Maize stocks are only expected to be available over a short period of time due to a low productivity rate from the previous season. With irregular weather patterns and late distribution of subsidized fertilizers to farmers at hand, Kenya now faces Maize shortage.

Irregular rain patterns and late distribution of fertilizers to farmers have taken their toll on Kenya’s maize production.  Following a deficit of 10 million bags from last season’s output, Kenya prepares to import crops from neighboring countries to save its constituents from imminent starvation.

Abandoning the Hunt for Gems

Fruit Farming Seen As a Viable Alternative To Mining

In Africa where four out of ten adults and almost half of the youth are unemployed, those who have jobs – no matter how gruelling they can be – are considered very fortunate. However, some members of Africa’s work force are in danger of being pushed out of the mining industry after Anglo American Platinum or Amplats, touted as the world’s largest primary producer of platinum, has announced its intention to cut over 3,000 jobs to restore profits. Those who felt anger and frustration over Amplats’ decision organized a 13-day strike, which only drew to a close after Amplats offered voluntary severance packages to their grief-stricken wage-earners.

Renewable Energy in Africa

As the need for safe and clean energy sources increases, the trend for generating renewable energy sources is also continuing to emerge. Renewable energy sources are nature-based, which means that it is sourced from natural processes, such as rains, waves, sunlight, wind, and geothermal heat. According to the International Energy Agency, renewable energy accounts for 16% of the world's total energy consumption. Renewable energy is mainly used in developing countries, mainly in rural areas where access to commercial energy is limited.