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8th African Grain Trade Summit kicks off in Mombasa

8th African Grain Trade Summit kicks off in Mombasa

Mombasa, Kenya - Gerald Masila, Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Africa Grain Council, delivered his opening remarks on Thursday, Ocotober 3rd, at the 8th African Grain Trade Summit…...

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Observatory in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains pilots groundbreaking interstellar discovery

Observatory in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains pilots groundbreaking interstellar discovery

Rabat – Thanks to the TRAPPIST-Nord telescope at the Oukaimeden Observatory near Marrakech, astronomers have been able to detect gas molecules in an interstellar comet. The discove…...

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Accurate and timely data will save lives in Ghana – Patricia Obo-Nai

Accurate and timely data will save lives in Ghana – Patricia Obo-Nai

Mrs Patricia Obo-Nai, the Chief Executive of Vodafone Ghana, has said big data deployment in the country would save the lives of many. A statement copied to Ghana News Agency from V…...

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AVOCADOS FOR EXPORT: DOS AND DONT’S

AVOCADOS FOR EXPORT: DOS AND DONT’S

Few months ago, Smart Harvest run an elaborate piece on what you need to know when exporting avocados to China. Since then, a number of readers have been asking for more information…...

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South African zero-energy house excells in solar competition

South African zero-energy house excells in solar competition

A zero-energy house designed and built by students at Cape Town and Stellenbosch universities has won acclaim in Africa’s first solar design competition.House Mahali collects its o…...

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Kenyan mobile money transactions rise 47 to hit Sh2.1tr

Kenyan mobile money transactions rise 47 to hit Sh2.1tr

Transactions worth Sh2.1 trillion were conducted via Kenyan mobile money services in the three months to the end of June.This is up 47 per cent from 1.427 trillion in the same perio…...

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Future of audit in digital economy

Future of audit in digital economy

Digital technology is rapidly growing across diverse fields, including block chains, robotics, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, and the internet of things. We are now entering …...

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Kenya Named Among Continent's Top Avocado Exporters

Kenya Named Among Continent's Top Avocado Exporters

Medellìn — Kenya ranks among worlds fastest growing exporters of avocado even as demand for the fruit grows in China and Europe.Colombia tops the list of worlds fastest avocad…...

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Coffee payment plan stalls

Coffee payment plan stalls

A Sh3 billion pilot project for quicker coffee payments has run into headwinds after millers insisted that farmers must pay interest for amounts advanced to them.More than 80,000 co…...

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Seed firms watch farms for GM maize demand

Seed firms watch farms for GM maize demand

Marketers say commercial interest will be key to determining whether to adopt the genetically modified (GMO) maize seed that is on trial in the country as part of their varieties.Th…...

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