Susanna Cartmell-Thorp

Advocating alliances for agricultural transformation

by Susanna Cartmell-Thorp

Dr Agnes Kalibata, president of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), highlights the importance of knowledge sharing and partnership building by CTA and the need for a stakeholder alliance for achieving greater impact in digitalisation for agriculture.

Spore: highlighting impact and innovation in agricultural transformation across the years

by Susanna Cartmell-Thorp and Busani Bafana

For over 34 years, CTA’s flagship magazine, Spore, has offered guidance to smallholder farmers across the ACP, enabling greater productivity and income generation. As a tool contributing to sustainable agricultural transformation, its influence has been widely felt and is well recognised. In this final Trends article, as Spore comes to an end, we review its legacy and how the magazine has evolved from a short technical bulletin to a comprehensive online and print magazine.

“We need to make sure we are investing in the scientists of the future”

by Susanna Cartmell-Thorp

“Digitalisation is not a replacement but a complementary process”

by Susanna Cartmell-Thorp

Edward Mabaya, manager of agribusiness development at the African Development Bank, explores what is needed to scale digital projects in Africa’s food market to achieve development on the continent.