In line with this year’s theme, “Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow,” FOPCO Africa celebrates the contributions of food value chain actors who have helped make flagship innovations such as FOPCO Shamba a possibility. Our team believes that Africa’s food security depends on empowering smallholder farmers and other food value chain actors to access emerging technologies. This...
Artificial intelligence has taken over several functions across the globe from powering industries and manufacturing to undertaking simple tasks like writing resumes. Agriculture and food production...
Most farming endeavors in Sub-Saharan Africa are subsistent and characterized by a convoluted mix that largely features traditional methods, with scant adoption of modern techniques. These farming...
As one of the world’s oldest industries, agriculture remains the backbone of many economies. With a diverse value chain encompassing input supply, livestock farming, crop cultivation, processing...
With a burgeoning population, Africa continues to grapple with unemployment. Kenya is no different. The unemployment rate among the youth, considered to be persons between the ages of 15 and 34...
Approximately 47 million residents of East Africa rely on Lake Victoria for their livelihoods as their primary source of food, employment, and clean drinking water. In Kenya, there are five counties...
The foundation of local economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Kenya, comprises small enterprises in the food, beverage, and agricultural sectors that support livelihoods and spur...
A silent revolution is gaining traction in the counties and regions of the Great Lakes region of Kenya. For generations, smallholder farmers have been the backbone of agricultural production, yet they...