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Agridrive Nigeria Limited: Business Turnaround Consultancy

1.    Background The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is a not-for-profit organisation that facilitates public/private partnerships to promote food security and enhance the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa South of the Sahara. AATF works with African governments, private and public technology owners and developers, seed companies, other value chain players and African farmers to […]

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Why Africa needs Technology and Innovation to improve productivity

By Vitumbiko Chinoko. The Second Africa-Wide Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) recently held in Kigali, Rwanda, concluded with an urgent call for African governments, regional economic communities and continental organs including the African Union, African Development Bank, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, and non-state actors including the private sector to sustain the […]

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VACANCY: Data Management Officer

1.    Organizational Context AATF is an international not-for-profit organisation that facilitates and promotes public/private partnerships to enhance food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in SSA. AATF works with African governments, private and public technology owners and developers, NGOs, seed companies and African smallholder farmers to identify and access technologies that address farmers’ key problems […]

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VACANCY: Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Officer

1.     Overall Purpose Responsible to provide leadership to AATF in terms of development and optimization of MEL Strategy that measures program-wide performance and achievements towards outcomes (using the Outcomes & Impact Framework core indicators and other methods as appropriate) including roll-out of new MEL related initiatives. He/She will develop approaches and tools based on clear […]

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Improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers through technology

By Dr Munyaradzi Jonga. The availability of quality seeds is critical to enhance crop productivity for a food and nutrition secure continent. However, this has remained a challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region due to challenges brought about by drought, pest and diseases that have hampered productivity. Nevertheless, there is still huge potential to maximize […]

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TOR: Development of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Strategy

Development of the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) Strategy 2023 – 2027 1.     Background The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is a not-for-profit organisation that facilitates public/private partnerships to promote food security and enhance livelihoods of smallholder farmers in Africa South of the Sahara. AATF works with African governments, private and public technology owners and […]

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VACANCY: Regional Advocacy Coordinator- TELA Project

Organizational Context AATF is an international not-for-profit organisation that facilitates and promotes public/private partnerships to enhance the food security and livelihoods of smallholder farmers in SSA. AATF works with African governments, private and public technology owners and developers, NGOs, seed companies and African smallholder farmers to identify and access technologies that address farmers’ key problems […]

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Terms of Reference for Implementation of an Interactive Agricultural Programme

Introduction AATF is an international not-for-profit organization that is empowering smallholder farmers across Sub-Saharan Africa with a wide choice of agricultural innovations that contribute to food and nutrition security to generate health and wealth for their families and communities. Established in 2003 as an African-led entity, AATF works with public and private partners across the […]

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A journey from desperation to independence

Unlike the bright-eyed optimism wielded by many school leavers, Jacob Kuya of Kakamega County, Butere sub-county in Marama central ward was facing a future of bleak prospects. His parents separated in 2018 and deserted their home just after he joined high school at the age of 14. The house on the compound was demolished, throwing […]

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