Today, the Catalyst Fund Inclusive Digital Commerce Accelerator welcomed four Ghanaian digital commerce companies, OZÉ, Shopa, Swoove, and Tendo, as the second cohort to receive funding and support.
Heifer international has announced an ambitious target of helping up to 10 million Nigerian households involved in agriculture close their income gaps by 2030, and help the country cut massive food imports as well.
By 2050, Africa will have a youth population of over 800 million, with an additional 400 million jobs set to be needed by 2035 for youth across the continent. With agriculture already accounting for an estimated 35% of employment in Nigeria, the sector is ripe for innovation and has the potential to be one of the largest domestic employers, meeting local demands and increasing productivity across the agricultural sector.
By 2050, Africa will have a youth population of over 800 million, with an additional 400 million jobs set to be needed by 2035 for youth across the continent. With agriculture already accounting for an estimated 35% of employment in Nigeria, the sector is ripe for innovation and has the potential to be one of the largest domestic employers, meeting local demands and increasing productivity across the agricultural sector.
Heifer Nigeria, in collaboration with Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), is organizing a side event at the 27th edition of the Nigerian Economic Summit (NES #27) to convene and interact with key stakeholders on the role of youth and technology in the transformation and future of Nigeria’s agricultural sector. The event themed: “Youth and Technology: The Future of Africa’s Agriculture” is in line with the NES 27 theme: “Securing Our Future: The Fierce Urgency of Now”. The event will be held October 25-26 at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.
On Monday, 18 October, the White House announced the appointment of three Indian Americans as White House Fellows for 2021-2022. Among the nineteen fellows appointed, Joy Basu, Sunny Patel, and Aakash Shah were named by the President’s Commission on White House Fellows.
The area of Central America known as the Northern Triangle — comprised of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — is one of the poorest regions in the Western Hemisphere. High levels of poverty, violence and corruption, as well as weak governance, are major causes of fragility. These pre-existing conditions, coupled with shocks like the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters — like Hurricanes Eta and Iota in November 2020 — have resulted in a humanitarian crisis that has become a driver of irregular migration.
Food at its core is a simple concept. It is the world’s literal lifeblood and it connects people both to each other and back to our planet. Yet, prior to the pandemic, food distribution had become so complicated it was no longer serving the very people who produce it.
Until a year ago, it would take Pamela Auma a whole month to prepare the land on her farm in western Kenya for planting ahead of the rainy season. With hoe in hand, the mother-of-seven spent her days digging up the one-acre (0.4-hectare) plot – roughly the size of a football field – and praying she would finish in time to sow her maize and beans crops before the rains arrived.
Today, The Kraft Heinz Company released its latest Environmental Social Governance (“ESG”) Report along with its 2025 Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (“DI&B”) Aspirations. The report highlights progress the Company has delivered against these Aspirations and across the Company’s three ESG pillars: Healthy Living & Community Support, Environmental Stewardship, and Responsible Sourcing.
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