AgFunder, an online investment platform, just announced its innovation award winners. Topping the list was Biome Makers, a startup company that takes advantage of the natural agricultural microbiome-community of microorganisms. It does this by testing soil to determine what microbial species – microscopic organisms such as bacteria – are present. It then uses the information to offer …
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IQACYgWpnjI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The 6th World Sustainability Forum – WSF2017; January, 27, 2017. Cape Town, South Africa
South Africa is finally embarking on a long-overdue initiative: mapping the incredible biodiversity in Africa’s soils. It will document the microbial life hidden in the ground in sub-Saharan Africa, and the data it derives could help solve the continent’s crisis of hunger and food insecurity, and give birth to a new industry. In agriculture, soil microbes …
Climate change, HIV/AIDS, recurring droughts, and food insecurity are some of the most pressing issues the African continent has had to deal with in 2016. [1,2,3] These issues pose a significant threat to economic, social and environmental development in Africa and create health and economic challenges to the continent. Yet, all of these challenges can benefit from research results spinning …
On a hot and humid day along the Kenyan coast, the clouds turn black. The signs are ripe for the long awaited downpour. Any moment now, rain will fall. The anticipation begins to grow. Hours turn into days, days into weeks, and weeks into months. But nothing comes—not even a drizzle. Instead, farmers watch helplessly …