by Mahesh Patel | Jun 16, 2021 | Agriculture, Economy, Governance, News, Technology
World Pest Day 2021 – The need for a united front In 2017, the 6th of June was declared World Pest Day to promote better understanding of pests and pest management. Pests have concerned agriculturists since the dawn of farming. There are records of techniques...
by Mahesh Patel | May 15, 2021 | Agriculture, Business, Governance, Healthcare, News
The Shape of Water – an EFF study on potential drinking water solutions in Tanzania A pressing issue that affects many communities in sub-Saharan Africa is the lack of potable or safe drinking water. Over two billion people around the world use contaminated...
by Mahesh Patel | Sep 15, 2020 | Agriculture, Business, News
Digital finance – including smallholder farmers in the equation Telecommunication technologies have advanced and spread more rapidly than I could ever have imagined. In the 80s we were using walkie-talkies to communicate in the field. Today every sphere of commerce...
by Mahesh Patel | Jun 2, 2020 | Agriculture, Economy, News
Agriculture in the time of COVID-19 The journey of food from the field to our plates is as complex as it is fascinating. The intricate system that brings cereals, grains, pulses and vegetables to our table begins several months before, with farmers buying seeds and...
by Mahesh Patel | Feb 4, 2020 | Agriculture, Governance, News, Policy
Reviving the cashew industry in Zambia Over the last few months, ETG and the ETG Farmers Foundation have been involved in an unprecedented cashew rehabilitation and rejuvenation project in Zambia. The AfDB funded Cashew Infrastructure Development Project (CIDP) is one...
by Mahesh Patel | Jan 21, 2020 | Agriculture, Governance, News, Policy
Mozambique pledges to fight poverty through agriculture I was honoured to be a part of the inauguration ceremony of His Excellency Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, President of the Republic of Mozambique, on 15th January in Maputo. His recent victory in the national elections...
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