Farm mapping is the future of smart and efficient farming in Africa, says Babatunde Olarewaju in this week's edition of Letter to my Farmers. Utilising new technology to measure and study specific...
Agriculture won't step up production if farmers are afraid of their lives and their livelihood. There is an urgent in Nigeria need to identify the main causes of insecurity, address the issues, and...
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as director general of the World Trade Organisation. The Conversation Africa’s Wale Fatade asks Dr Monica...
In the near future, data will travel with products. Retailers and brands need fast, cheap, and reliable data. There are several platforms (blockchains, data lakes, ERP systems) that already contain...
Hans de Gier (SyncForce) explains the Consumer Goods Forum's Data Ports project. The project's goal is to make the myriad of product standards interoperable by a common basic taxonomy and connecting...
Last week I started this discussion which generated some reactions especially on the agrifoodnetworks.org section on Foodlog.nl. This issue is very sensitive, and I need to take caution to avoid fueling or contributing to the tribal war already...
Join us on Tuesday, March 2, from 1:30 PM till 2:15 PM (CET) + 45 more minutes of informality (if you care to stay on) for the fourth digital chat in the Digital Food series. Tiffany Tsui will ask flying strawberry maker Jan Robben about growing...
Sub-Saharan Africa suffers from insecurity, a lack of development in agriculture and foodwaste. How to change that situation. Dr. Ikechi Agbugba proposes an agro sector growth and value-chain development perspective. Government is needed to protect...
In his weekly column Letter to my Farmers, Babatunde Olarewajo writes about personal experiences and insights on farming, curated through working with smallholder farmers in Africa. In this weeks letter, Babatunde discusses solutions to the Nigerian...
AgriFoodNetworks kicked off the Digital Food Series, focusing on the theme of connecting data, technology, and strategy, and to connect people, ideas, and regions. In the first digital chat of the series, moderator Tiffany Tsui chats with panelists...
Join us on Tuesday, February 16, from 1:30 PM till 2:30 PM (CET) for the third digital chat in the Digital Food series. Tiffany Tsui will ask Marjan de Bock-Smit (founder ImpactBuying, former CEO SIM Supply) all about the True Code Project. At the...
The Coronavirus pandemic triggered the biggest crisis in The Netherlands since the Second World War, according to Prime Minister Mark Rutte. What will be the impact on the export-oriented Dutch horticulture sector? A strategic scenario team formed by...
In his weekly column Letter to my Farmers, Babatunde Olarewajo discusses his personal experiences and insights on farming, curated through working with smallholder farmers in Africa. In this weeks letter, Babatunde discusses food safety, food...
