How We're Helping African Farmers Grow
From The Flip by The Flip Media
February 25, 2025 · 12 min · Season 8
About this episode
This episode discusses innovative solutions by young Africans to improve agricultural productivity and economic opportunities in rural communities.
Farming is the number one source of employment in Africa, yet its agricultural productivity is the lowest of any region in the world. The opportunity is immense—60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land is on the continent—but rural communities are suffering from a lack of economic opportunity. So young Africans are building innovative solutions to tackle the problems that are impacting their families and communities. Wissal Ben Moussa is the Co-founder & R&D Officer of Sand To Green, a Moroccan startup pairing regenerative agroforestry techniques with data and technology to turn the desert green. Samuel Rigu is the Co-founder & CEO of Safi Organics, a Kenyan company employing a decentralized process to locally manufacture organic fertilizers. Francis Nderitu is the Founder of Keep IT Cool, a recent Earthshot Prize winner, building cold chain storage to reduce post-harvest losses in Kenya. 00:00 - Africa has the lowest farming productivity in the world 01:08 - Sand to Green is reversing desertification in Morocco 04:30 - Safi Organics is manufacturing organic fertilizers in Kenya 07:23 - Keep IT Cool is reducing post-harvest loss in Kenya 10:15 - Solving problems…
People in this episode
Guests: Wissal Ben Moussa, Samuel Rigu, Francis Nderitu
Topics covered
- agriculture
- innovation
- sustainability
- economic opportunity
- technology
- climate action
Keywords
- African farmers
- agroforestry
- organic fertilizers
- cold chain storage
- post-harvest loss
- desertification
- economic opportunity
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Sand To Green, Safi Organics, Keep IT Cool
Places: Morocco, Kenya, Africa
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