Tag:Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT)

Agric & Biotech

Innovative technology pushes Africa towards self-sufficiency in rice

The demand for good quality parboiled rice is high in parts of Africa, from east to west, north to south. As at 2015, rice...

Michael Simire - March 31, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Fish farmers in Cameroon record increased income upon adoption of technologies

Djam Wilfred Chiatoh is a fish farmer from the central region of Cameroon. He is also an animal production specialist but, after 12 years...

Michael Simire - March 12, 2021

Agric & Biotech

‘I am better off as a farmer’ – story of a banker turned poultry farmer

Due to the popular misconceptions about agriculture, many young Africans have no interest in agribusiness ventures. Upon completing their academic pursuits, young graduates usually...

Michael Simire - March 11, 2021

Agric & Biotech

Adoption of fingerling production technologies transforms livelihoods in Kenya

Zinath Deen is a fish farmer from Vihiga County in Western Kenya. She has been practicing fish farming since 2012 in her farm called Tigoi...

Michael Simire - March 3, 2021

Agric & Biotech

From Zambia to Nigeria, how food basket outreach catalyses youth-led enterprises

The Youth in Agribusiness Compact of Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) is leading the way in developing approaches aimed at stimulating youth-led agribusiness...

Michael Simire - February 26, 2021

Agric & Biotech