Jan. 6, 2025 /Mpelembe Media/ — Africa’s widening economic gap despite significant social change highlights low agricultural productivity, hindered by factors like low technology adoption and underutilisation of land. The article also discusses the limitations of African manufacturing, focusing on low-productivity sectors and a lack of global competitiveness. Continue reading
John Hammond, University of Reading and Yiorgos Gadanakis, University of Reading
Welcome to this special report on the food industry, the fourth instalment in our series on where the global economy is heading in 2023. It follows recent articles on inflation, energy and the cost of living.
The Carbon Blockchain, Inc. (TCB), a carbon finance and technology services company that produces high-integrity carbon credits has announced the acquisition of Minerva Green. Minerva Green is a South African agriculture group specializing in the development of proprietary, indigenous African hemp strains. The acquisition will drive the expansion of industrial hemp cultivation throughout Africa and beyond Continue reading
To avoid catastrophic climate change, the land sector – including agriculture, forestry and natural land protection and restoration – must reach net zero emissions by 2030, according to new research from Conservation International. Continue reading