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AFRICA: Farmers complain about the high cost of transport in Africaby Remmy Nweke ACCRA (rDNA) – A lack of adequate infrastructure, particularly access roads, has been identified by African farmers as one of the major obstacles hindering them from getting their crops to markets. They said that the high cost of transporting their produce to market made them reluctant to even consider increasing the size of their farming operations. These were some of the most pressing issues raised by farmers attending the three-day African Green Revolution forum in Accra, Ghana. President of the Ghana Federation of Agricultural Producers, King David Kwao Amoah, noted that the focal point of this forum has been small-scale ...
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AFRICA: A bread-basket for Africaby Kofi Mangesi ACCRA (rDNA) - Coulibaly Maïmouna Sidibé is a Malian woman entrepreneur driving the African Green Revolution in her own small way. As CEO of Faso Kaba Seed company (distributing seeds in Mali), Coulibaly is fast becoming an example of how African entrepreneurs are contributing to the African Green Revolution. In just two years Coulibaly’s company has grown into two main stores working with 150, mostly women, agro-dealers who in turn sell seeds to a total of 30,000 farmers across Mali. Madam Coulibaly’s story is part of a larger story of the changing face of agriculture in Africa and the ...
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AFRICA: How farmers can optimise the Green Revolution agenda by Remmy NwekeSeptember 2, 2010 by Remmy Nweke ACCRA (rDNA) - The first-ever African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) to be held in Africa began in Accra, Ghana on Thursday with an impressive array of top level speakers, but there appeared to be a shortage of front-line farmers at the International Conference Centre in Accra. There are however, several associations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who do, to a certain degree, represent the small holder farmers whose future lies at the heart of this conference. Some speakers claimed that even though most delegates were not directly involved in planting seeds and harvesting crops, we are all farmers ...
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AFRICA: Effective partnerships the key to Africa’s Green Revolution: Governments still important partner for growthSeptember 2, 2010 by Kofi Mangesi ACCRA (rDNA) - It is Africa’s time, Africa’s time has come, and Africa can be a breadbasket for itself and the rest of the world. These are the optimistic comments coming out of the three day African Green Revolution Forum organised by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and its partners taking place in Accra, Ghana’s capital. Despite these optimistic comments, the facts are still grim, Africa with massive tracts of arable land still has 300 million inhabitants going to bed hungry every day. Less than 5% of agricultural land is irrigated, and the sector ...
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Private sector incentives to finance the African Green RevolutionSeptember 2, 2010 by John Yarney ACCRA (rDNA) - Three West Africans – a Ghanaian, an Ivorian and a Senegalese are making a brave attempt to do something extra-ordinary. Their recently founded fund management company, called Injaro Investments, is putting money into agriculture – an area that is widely believed to be fraught with risk. And they have raised the stakes even higher by targeting local seed producers in West Africa as their main market “We are expecting a return; we want to condition them [seed companies] to be profitable. After our involvement, they should have developed good corporate structures to be investable ...
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Africa:A Call to Action: Working together to boost investment in African agricultureSeptember 2, 2010 By Steven Lang An intricate array of interests is being woven together like fine Kente cloth at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra Ghana this week. At least half a dozen heads of African governments, numerous international financiers and a wide range of NGO heavy-hitters are among the 800 delegates working together to find ways of boosting investments in Africa’s agricultural sector. The conference is based on the precept that until the African continent is able to feed itself, it will always lag behind the rest of the world. Farming is the backbone of the continental economy, but ...
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RDNA reporting from the African Green Revolution Forum, Accra, Ghana, 2-4 September 2010Highway Africa Training Manager, Moagisi Letlhaku, and a group of journalists from the Highway Africa Network, are attending the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) (http://agrforum.com/) taking place in Accra, Ghana from 2-4 September. The delegation is attending the AGRF under Reporting Development Network Africa (RDNA), one of Highway Africa's projects which seeks to increase in-depth and analytical coverage of African development issues, such as agriculture and financial services, to help foster public debate and inform related policy decisions. The AGRF is a forum which brings together African heads of state, ministers, farmers, private agribusiness firms, financial institutions, NGOs, civil society and scientists; with aims to help drive ...
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Results: Telkom – Highway Africa New Media Awards 2010, in Association with the Open Society Institute for West AfricaThe Telkom - Highway Africa New Media Awards took place on Sunday 4 July, 2010 at the Opening Dinner of the 2010 conference. These are the 2010 winners and runner-ups: Not-for-Profit Category Winner: African Woman and Child Feature Service – www.awcfs.org (represented by Wambui Gicheru, IT Director) Judges’ Comments: The well articulated presentation of women and children’s issues both in design and content, make this a sure winner. AWCFS builds capacity to report on gender issues and addresses the needs of a marginalised community. It is very extensive and covers many areas affecting women in Africa. Runner-up: Kalahari People’s Network – www.kalaharipeoples.net (represented by Lesley ...
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Key Highlights of the 2010 Highway Africa Conference1. Key Speakers include: His Excellency John Kufuor (former president of Ghana); Advocate Pansy Tlakula; Archbishop Desmond Tutu; Professor Alfred Opubor; Dr. Diana Senghor; Mathatha Tsedu; Nozipho January-Bardill; Amadou Ba; Professor Mindy McAdams; Cheriff Sy; Robert Kabushenga and Professor Adam Clayton Powell. 2. Some Key Sessions: i) African Media and the Global Media Development Agenda: How is African media framing Africa’s role on the global stage in relation to the emerging economic order, China, Climate Change, 2010 FIFA World Cup etc. ii) Mobile is the Future, The Future is Here iii) ICT Trends and Innovations in Africa – what is and what is not ...
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Highway Africa Conference CountdownThe Highway Africa conference takes place from 4th to 7th July this year. Temporarily moving from its traditional September calendar, the conference will run under the banner “African Voices in the Global Media Space”. Speakers include former Ghanaian President John Kufuor, Advocate Pansy Tlakula, Nozipho January-Bardill, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Mathatha Tsedu and Matthew Buckland. The conference will kick off on the evening of Sunday 4th July with the Telkom-Highway Africa New Media Awards. Here prizes will be given to three Africans that have excelled in the use of online technologies to produce and deliver news and information. Using a combination of plenary ...
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Highway Africa is a partnership between Rhodes University (School of Journalism and Media Studies) and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), with the support of several partners, development agencies and sponsors.
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