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In a bid to analyze Africa’s agricultural sector and why it continues to lag behind in terms of productivity, adoption of technology and involvement of youths under the age of 25 who currently account for nearly 60% of the African population, Heifer International commissioned a study dubbed ‘The Future of Africa’s Agriculture – An Assessment of the Role of Youth and Technology’.

Majority of the smallholder farmers in Uganda are aged 55 years and above because the youth continue to shun agriculture, a study by Heifer International has revealed.

According to the study, a generation of shifting interest in agriculture among young people is undermining their participation in agriculture.

African youth’s disapproving attitude towards agriculture is mainly a result of lack of funding which is the biggest barrier towards their interest in the sector, according to a new study.

Heifer Uganda Country Director William Matovu speaks about Heifer’s food security work on The Breakfast Show by Voice of Islam Radio at the 1:35:42 mark.

Heifer International Nepal has handed over 28 Agri Transport Vehicles to various cooperatives. The 28 vehicles that were officially handed over to the different cooperatives were purchased during Feb-March of 2021 and provided to the cooperative.

With almost one in three globally going hungry, the pandemic has only increased food insecurity. Join us as we discuss ways to create a more just and resilient world where no one goes to bed hungry with Chris Coxon, Heifer International VP of Communications, at the 15:36 mark.

The global food and agriculture industry is a trillion-dollar sector that is growing exponentially. According to findings from the World Bank, agriculture alone accounted for 4% of global domestic product, or GDP, of the United States in 2018. The report further noted that agriculture could account for more than 25% of GDP in developing countries.

Longtime tech innovator IBM partners with agricultural nonprofits including Heifer International to offer blockchain data tracking for the coffee and cocoa industries.

Global non-profit Heifer International and technology giant IBM have partnered to deploy supply chain transparency tools designed to enable smallholder coffee and cocoa farmers secure higher market prices through improved access to market and supply chain data.