For the poor of the world, improved agricultural productivity and reduced land degradation is vital. Only way is to empower Farmers in Africa to have a Sustainable Agriculture.
Agriculture takes more than 50% share of the job market in Africa, with one of millions of children in Africa suffering from diseases related to malnutrition. While it import to treat malnutrition, It more important to attack the core cause of malnutrition,.agriculture is not only solution to malnutritions but a bigger solution to better income and lives of the many poor in Africa.
To Make Africa Feed Itself & Sustain Agriculture in Africa the following steps must take place:
Establish national strategies and sustainable agriculture programs.
Adopt farming systems with a focus on preserving biodiversity, natural resource management and soil fertility improvement based on sound ecological principles.
Intensify crop and animal producti ...
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From Poverty to Power in Africa
When thinking of the of our celebrity in Kenya, we think of the Prezzo, Jeff Koinange to the stars like Chris Kirubi – fame seems to depend on the fact that they’re already fabulously wealthy. Well, despite these new trends, some of the most famous and wealthy Kenyans did not come from rich families – many of them were born into poverty.
Surely the most well-known rags-to-riches story of our era is the story of Njenga Karume. Having started off from humble beginnings as a charcoal burner, Njenga Karume is a role model to emulate, having gone through life´s school of hard knocks, then succeeding in becoming an astute businessman and political star. Njenga Karume is one of the greatest, leading and pioneer businessmen and politicians in the African continent.
NJENGA KARUME CONTINUES WITH HIS STORY:
"While in Nairobi going about my business, a friendly character from Murang'a, who owned a little restaurant along what is now Racecourse Road, where a petrol statio ...
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