The backbone of Africa, the agricultural sector is often overlooked by policy. Fortunately, there is a lot of important innovation happening around the sector, which will hopefully push African agriculture to a place where it stops relying on food imports from outside of the continent. SAYeTECH are one of these startups at the forefront of … Continue reading Did You Know farming is getting easier in Africa
Did You Know Africa is improving the wind turbine?
The world energy situation is changing, and renewable innovations are speeding up seemly exponentially. With the big storms and terrible fires across the world this year, there is ever increasing discussion regarding climate change and how we source our energy. The rate of fossil fuel usage has stabilised, but carbon is still being pumped into … Continue reading Did You Know Africa is improving the wind turbine?
#DidYouKnow babies all over the world are sleeping in African basinets?
African innovation comes in many shapes and sizes. The ones that make the press are usually the high tech software or hardware solutions that have the potential to disrupt a sector on the continent. But there are many other small innovations out there that are building on traditional skills, changing lives, and utilising technology. In … Continue reading #DidYouKnow babies all over the world are sleeping in African basinets?
Did You Know 3D urban farming in Africa is a thing?
Agriculture is an area of tremendous opportunity in Africa. It is also a sector that needs substantial investment, so that Africa can feed itself and lessen the reliance on foreign imports. In a time where climate change is threatening to make farming even more challenging in Africa, and urbanisation is taking the labour force away … Continue reading Did You Know 3D urban farming in Africa is a thing?
Did You Know 3D printing is saving lives and the environment in Africa?
3D printing is a trend that doesn't look to fizzle out. It is changing the way industry works and enabling small businesses all over the world. The prices of printers are coming down steadily and it is even possible to scavenge the parts and make one yourself! 3D printers and the availability of effective 3D … Continue reading Did You Know 3D printing is saving lives and the environment in Africa?
Did You Know African brains are helping African Brains?
Health as an on going trend, which has run throughout Inventive Africa from the beginning. Innovation and technology has the ability to change lives in many way and in the health sector it can improve them, and save them. Mobile phones are giving more people access to specialist treatment, Uber style ambulances are taking patients … Continue reading Did You Know African brains are helping African Brains?
Did You Know Small holder farmers in Africa can earn a bigger income?
One of our predictions for this year is that there would be a lot of new technology around the agricultural sector. Agriculture is the backbone of African society. Currently, Africa is a net importer of food, leaving it vulnerable to international market prices and also making it difficult for farmers to compete against products that … Continue reading Did You Know Small holder farmers in Africa can earn a bigger income?
Did You Know African small business owners can access micro loans worldwide?
Funding for projects is hard to come by throughout the world. There are so many innovators and only a certain amount of angel investors to go around. Even if your idea is incredible, it can be down to being at the right place at the right time in order receive your initial funding to get … Continue reading Did You Know African small business owners can access micro loans worldwide?
Did You Know Cow Insurance is changing African farmers family nutrition?
It is hard to forget the images from the devastating drought in East Africa in the 1980's. LiveAid held its big concert to raise money for the victims of this enormous natural disaster and images flooded our TV's of emaciated Ethiopians, desperate for food and water. This is an image that Africa has been trying … Continue reading Did You Know Cow Insurance is changing African farmers family nutrition?
Did you know you should go to Africa to experience African innovation?
When you tell people you have been to Africa, or a particular country in Africa, often the first question you receive is, “was it safe?” This suspicion over the continents somewhat negative stereotypes is not only inhibiting people from holidaying in Africa, it is also stopping investors taking time to travel down and understand first hand … Continue reading Did you know you should go to Africa to experience African innovation?
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