Archive for September 2020
The Innovative Side of Agriculture: How young African Entrepreneurs are Reinventing Farming
By: Dolapo Adeyanju Africa is currently experiencing a surge in digital technologies and services across many sectors. As this digital revolution forges ahead, with radical changes observed in production, processing, and distribution channels, the agricultural sector has refused to take the back seat, integrating digital technology into all its operations and ensuring value chain actors…
Read MoreIs Agripreneurship only meant for men?
By: Dolapo Adeyanju Working in the agricultural sector is quite challenging. The tedious nature of the work coupled with limited policy and institutional support has led many to snub a career in the sector. But, what happens when a young woman in her prime decides to join this challenging and stereotypically male-dominated sector? Nigerian entrepreneur…
Read MoreAnzisha Prize announces top 20 very young African entrepreneurs as part of 10th year celebration
17 September 2020 – The Anzisha Prize has revealed its top 20 finalists for 2020. Winners will be announced at this year’s Anzisha Prize Conference on the 27th of October, where the programme will be celebrating 10 years of supporting very young entrepreneurs. This year’s application season saw a record number of 1 200 applicants…
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