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Youth

Sharing actionable knowledge helps to turn ideas into reality. CTA has seen powerful returns from bringing together young entrepreneurial thinkers and doers from all over Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

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Digitalisation

Smallholders in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific are seeing their horizons broaden, as access to technology brings digital applications to agriculture. In Uganda, a project supported by CTA, has forged a partnership with Igara Tea Factory to transform cultivation through digital innovation.

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Climate

A project known as MUIIS (Market-led, User-owned ICT4Ag-enabled Information Services), led by CTA, links farmers to satellite-based services that help them to increase crop yields.

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Youth View all in Youth

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A passion for storytelling about youth in African agribusiness

by Nawsheen Hosenally

In 2016, Inoussa Maïga and I founded Agribusiness TV, the first web TV to target African youth engaged in agricultural entrepreneurship. Our objective was to make agriculture more attractive to young people by showcasing stories about people who have successfully launched agribusiness start-ups. Today, with more than 100 videos from 12 African countries, Agribusiness TV has carved a reputation as a channel that highlights youth success stories in agriculture. How did we do it? Let’s take a look behind the scenes.

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Accelerating youth agri-incubators in Africa - Lessons from Nigeria

by Michael Sudarkasa and Wole Odetayo

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The CTA harnesses Malian and Senegalese youth to strengthen the rice value chain

by Constance Barbou des Courieres

Digitalisation View all in Digitalisation

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Digitising farmer cooperatives to improve efficiency

by Marc Ghislain Bappa Se , Gerald Otim , Elias Gossaye Biratu and Ken Lohento

Few people in sub-Saharan Africa use traditional banks and bank accounts, since these are typically urban-based and serve a narrow market.

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Building the next generation of farmers in Africa

by Felix Nkwetta Ajong , Isolina Boto and Chris Addison

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Fairfood hits the ground running with blockchain

by Jaclyn Bolt

Climate View all in Climate

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Making climate-smart agriculture work for women farmers and entrepreneurs

by Deborah Rubin and Olu Ajayi

Agricultural production will need to increase by at least 50% over the next 30 years to meet the needs of rising populations and changing dietary preferences. This increase is caused by population growth, rising incomes and urbanisation. The latter two factors will lead to greater demand for protein rich foods, fruits and vegetables. This is already an enormous challenge, but is further complicated by anticipated climatic uncertainties, as farmers face increasing risks of drought, flood, and other stresses.

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myAnga app, a game changer for pastoralist climate resilience

Climate-proofing pastoralism in Eastern Africa

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