Agriculture Archives - Afrikan Excellence https://afrikanexcellence.thelovetablet.com/tag/agriculture/ All Matters Afrikan Excellence Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:54:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 214450912 Agri-Tech| Africa’s Diesel For Growth https://afrikanexcellence.thelovetablet.com/2023/03/09/agri-tech-africas-diesel-for-growth/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agri-tech-africas-diesel-for-growth https://afrikanexcellence.thelovetablet.com/2023/03/09/agri-tech-africas-diesel-for-growth/#respond Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:44:31 +0000 https://afrikanexcellence.thelovetablet.com/?p=540 Traditional Agriculture is proving to be small potatoes compared to Agri-tech innovations.

Young Agri-techies are using creative immersive media like artificial intelligence, drones, remote sensing, virtual reality...

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Traditional Agriculture is proving to be small potatoes compared to Agri-tech innovations. Agricultural techniques in Africa catalyze momentous growth events across the entire agricultural ecosystem.

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Youth commitment to Agri-Tech has led in development of useful agri-tech tools and services for smallholder farmers in horticulture, agriculture, forestry, viticulture and aquaculture in the continent. Talk of betting on the jockey and not on the horse!

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The youth are using creative immersive media such as artificial intelligence, drones, remote sensing, virtual reality, application programming interfaces and other technological methods to promote productivity and return on investments. Fascinating. Well, didn’t someone say, Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try.

Africa has a burgeoning agri-tech arena. According to Disrupt Africa, a startup funding data website, ‘‘…the African tech startup ecosystem trebled over the course of a record-breaking 2021 that saw total funding pass the US$2 billion mark for the first time.’’ Sings that song, money, money, money- Money!

Higher yields and higher productivity for farmers through automation and mechanization has become the vision for the young agri-techies. Ultimately, African countries are becoming triumphant economies fabricated on its most important industry, agriculture. Kienyeji vegetables and kuku, anyone?

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How might Agri-Tech raise the economies of Africa?

  • Africa has a young tech savvy population aged under 35 years who are interested in getting into agriculture.
  • African governments must intend to facilitate young people to have access to agri-tech tools to transform food production.
  • African economies must provide readily accessible financing and training to young people and easy access to agri-tech tools—like drone technologies, digitized farming experiences and rigor soil sensors.

Fundamentally, innovation is key to making agriculture productive and a viable sustainable model in the motherland.

The youth have proven to grasp and adore the much needed innovation that will help turn all these global technologies into impact on the ground.

Good luck Agri-techies out there- we adore safe home grown foods, don’t you? Make us proud.

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5 Reasons Farmers Must Bring Back The Golden Kienyeji Avocado Of Old https://afrikanexcellence.thelovetablet.com/2023/02/09/5-reasons-farmers-must-bring-back-the-golden-kienyeji-avocado-of-old/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=5-reasons-farmers-must-bring-back-the-golden-kienyeji-avocado-of-old https://afrikanexcellence.thelovetablet.com/2023/02/09/5-reasons-farmers-must-bring-back-the-golden-kienyeji-avocado-of-old/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2023 05:35:53 +0000 https://afrikanexcellence.thelovetablet.com/?p=518 Before I get the side eye from those of you who abhor the avocado, please remember junk is in the eyes of the beholder- some look, but the GOLDEN kienyeji avocado of old lovers see, value...

#BringBackTheGoldenKienyejiAvocadoOfOld

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The kienyeji avocado of old just like potential never has a retirement plan. Africa is home to over 50% of the world’s arable land with Agriculture being a pillar of its economy. Kenya now leads as Africa’s largest producer of avocados exporting about 80,000 tonnes. This begs my question, who is cloning and replacing my favorite fruit-The kienyeji avocado of old?

The avocado has always been venerated by many households in Africa. My high school biology teacher used to assert that to get that potassium, those juicy monounsaturated fats, high sources of fiber, folate and vitamins for days, we need to munch those kienyeji avocados daily.

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Eating avocados in some Kenyan settings is still considered a hobby and a party activity. I remember the good old days where we would sprinkle some salt on that fatty avocado, put it in our githeri, blend and mask our faces as we watched Poppy and Simba the dogs fight for their share.

Before I get the side eye from those of you who abhor the avocado, please remember junk is in the eyes of the beholder- some look, but the kienyeji avocado of old lovers see and enjoy.

But just what is happening to the kienyeji avocado of old? I am forced to invest a lot of time just looking for them. All I find is the modern lazy avocado. The kienyeji avocado of old has now become a diamond. I kid you not. We must search and tramp long distances looking for it! This, I fume, is not acceptable.

The kienyeji avocado of old Vs the modern lazy avocado

The kienyeji Avocado of old is naturally fatty and nutritious as is its wild counterparts while the new lazy avocados that have flooded the market lack the natural fat.

The kienyeji Avocado of old has a seed that can be planted or crashed for medicinal powder. You never know with the new lazy avocados in the market- they are indecisive of their shape and form. Sometimes you get enormous seeds with 10 percent flesh, bitter flesh, rotten internally but green on the outside and so on and so forth.

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The kienyeji Avocado of old are small or big and round, fibrous, large-curved, and capitulate nutrition in all its forms. That taste we all know and love. The new lazy avocados can’t decide if they’re humongous, hormonal, bitter or slender.

The kienyeji Avocado of old are free of pesticides and chemical additives.

The kienyeji Avocado of old are loved by dogs while dogs snobbishly sniff at the new lazy avocados, wag their tails in protest and go about their business.

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Dear farmers, it may cost you in terms time and resources. It may seem off putting cultivating the kienyeji Avocado of old but it’s the best long term investment you can make for both your health and ours, your descendants and the health of the planet. #BringBackTheKienyejiAvocadoOfOld

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