by Mahesh Patel | Oct 15, 2019 | Agriculture, News, Technology
The theme of the African Green Revolution Forum 2019 was “Grow Digital: Leveraging digital transformation to drive sustainable food systems in Africa.” This followed the comprehensive “Digitalisation of African Agriculture” report that was published earlier this year...
by Mahesh Patel | Oct 1, 2019 | Agriculture, News
It was a landmark moment for me to sign a Letter of Intent with AGRA at the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra, Ghana in early September. The LOI recognizes “the mutual interests of ETG and AGRA to catalyse the sustainable development of farmer...
by Mahesh Patel | Sep 17, 2019 | Agriculture
Somewhere in Eastern Tanzania rests a place that is close to my heart. Its name is Kapunga, and it is a rice farm that lies in the Usangu planes of the Rufiji river basin, under the most tranquil blue skies. Over a decade ago, I decided to invest in Kapunga as a...
by Mahesh Patel | Sep 3, 2019 | Agriculture, Economy
When I think about the challenges facing us today as a continent, I see four walls blocking our progress on the path to prosperity. One wall has the word POVERTY written on it. Although we have experienced expansive economic growth in the last few years and 2019...
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