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NEWS Volume 7. Issue 5. Sept/ October 2019 CONTENTS Volume 7. Issue 5. September/October 2019 Editor’s Note News 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development..................03 Poultry Africa geared for its second edition Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says Japan will help double Inside... Digitally transforming Africa’s agriculture sector P07 Africa’s rice production by 2030.................................................................................04 Pesticide use not sustainable for Kenya P12 Livestock Tracking and Monitoring Solutions P20 Expo for Sub-Saharan Africa FARMERS REVIEW AFRICA Agriculture offers best hopes for economic growth in South Africa.....05 CABI: ‘$10bn to feed 10 billion by 2050’...............................................................06 Please visit the website om ewafrica.com iewafrica.c .farmersrevi farmersrev F A R ME R S R E V I E W A F R I C A I S S U E 1 3 Morocco’s fertilizer company constitutes partnership Executive Editor Nita Karume [email protected] Writers Silimina Derick, Bertha M. Contributing Writers Nqobile Bhebhe Zimbabwe Oscar Nkala Botswana Bertha M South Africa Nita Karume Kenya East Africa Advertising Executives Ken Tobby, Paul Amimo, M. Cherono Project Manager Victor Ndlovu [email protected] Graphic Design & Layout Faith Omudho Art Director Augustine Ombwa [email protected] Correspondents - Isabel Banda [email protected] Sales & Marketing Gladmore. N [email protected] Mandla M. [email protected] Kholwani. D [email protected] Polite Mkhize [email protected] [email protected] East African Liaison Arobia Creative Consultancy Tel: [phone] [email protected] [email protected] Published by : Mailing Times Media [phone] [email protected] to develop agriculture in Africa....................................................................................06 Digitally transforming Africa’s agriculture sector.................................................07 Report Research uncovers gene that improves drought resistance in cereals.............................................................................09 The role of biodiversity in achieving food and nutrition security in Kenya...............................................................10 Opinion Pesticide use not sustainable for Kenya....................................12 Free market more advantageous for the sugar sector....13 Feature Small Businesses Soaring, Driving Growth Across African agriculture................................................................................14 Humic Harvest’s Waterextracted Humic Acid ® .................17 Livestock Tracking and Monitoring Solutions........................20 Cotton Processing & Ginning Equipment...............................22 The issue of food waste is more important.........................24 Poultry Africa Poultry Africa geared for its second edition..........................26 DACS ventilation and controls is a solution to Renders’ New Broiler Shed............................................................30 AGCO Grain and Protein...............................................................30 Improving bird performance with clean water....................31 Poultry Farming- Africa’s love for chicken & eggs..............35 Mailing Times Media (Pty) Ltd makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of the contents of its publications, but no warranty is made as to such accuracy and no responsibility will be borne by the publisher for the consequences of actions based on information so published. Further, opinions expr essed are not necessarily shared by Mailing Times Media (Pty) Ltd Unleashing untapped agricultural potentials I n the agricultural community everyone works hard. However, as is the nature of agriculture, you encounter things over which you have no control — weather, prices, labor and lack of capital to name a few. It doesn’t matter how fast you run or how high you jump…you can’t seem to clear the “uncertainty” hurdle. We are back again with another edition of Africa’s choicely farming magazine, which shares anything from tips, insights, equipment and technology reviews to expert advice from seasoned agriculturalists. This edition shines spotlight on poultry farming in Africa, one of the biggest business opportunities in Africa. Africa’s love for poultry meat and eggs has grown at a staggering pace. Every year, the continent imports more than two million metric tons of poultry products valued at nearly US$3 billion to meet domestic demand. This therefore makes poultry farming a lucrative business with a lot of untapped potential. We also provide more information on the second edition of Poultry Africa Expo, a boutique-style concept from the organisers of the renowned VIV feed-to-food shows around the world taking place in Kigali, Rwanda on the 2nd to 3rd of October 2019. Its core objective is to present high-quality networking and trade opportunities, hassle-free, at minimum cost for suppliers and buyers. A number of farmers have already turned to robotics to replace hand-hoeing crews in specialty crops, which have a higher per-acre value. But manufacturers of some robotic and self-driving cultivators say it’s only a matter of time before row-crop operators adopt their technology. They also point to herbicide drift and increasing herbicide weed resistance for fuelling interest in robotic cultivation. We therefore look at how Microsoft is digitally transforming Africa. As a market, digital services in Africa’s agriculture sector remains untapped say experts and could be worth over US$2.26-billion. Microsoft, through its 4Afrika Initiative, has announced a new collaboration with the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to co- create technology solutions in agriculture. A report published recently reveals that millions of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) source directly from millions more smallholder farmers across Sub- Saharan Africa. These SMEs, often women- led, include food processors, wholesalers, and retailers are therefore driving growth across the African agriculture. Hope you enjoy reading through the magazine, Happy reading! Nita Karume [email protected] FARMERS REVIEW AFRICA www.farmersreviewafrica.com