INTRODUCTION 1.1 About African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate sustainable access to agricultural technologies for smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa. AATF is driven by the vision of a prosperous and food-secure Africa, where the livelihoods of smallholder farmers are transformed through […]
Read MoreINTRODUCTION 1.1 About African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) 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 […]
Read MoreINTRODUCTION 1.1 African Agricultural Technology Foundation The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is an international not-for-profit organisation that facilitates and promotes public/private partnerships to promote food security and enhance livelihoods of smallholder farmers in SSA. AATF works with African governments, private and public technology owners and developers, NGOs, seed companies and other value chain players […]
Read More(Nigeria: December 2, 2022) Former Nigeria President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has accepted AATF’s appointment as its Africa Ambassador for Agricultural Technology. Making the announcement after meeting with the former president in Yenagoa, Bayelsa South-South Nigeria during the week, the AATF Executive Director, Dr Canisius Kanangire said that the appointment was informed by His Excellency’s track […]
Read MoreBackground and Context 1.1 About the Task AATF is seeking event organization services to provide program planning and content management including speaker, rapporteur, and reporting management; venue and catering management including suitable entertainment; and delegate management for the 1st African Conference on Agricultural Technologies (ACAT) that will include the celebration of its 20th anniversary to […]
Read More[Jos, Nigeria: Nov. 15, 2022] Elder Isaiah Buwah is an aged potato farmer, in the Bokos Local Government area of Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. He has grown potatoes for the last forty years. During this time, most of his fellow potato farmers have given up on the crop due to the ravaging effects of […]
Read MoreOrganizational 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 […]
Read MorePosition Operations Officer Supervisor Director, Corporate Services Responsible for Drivers Location Nairobi Category SSB Overall purpose The Operations Officer will oversee and provide administrative support services to the AATF Kenya office. S/he will be accountable for protocol services, general office administration, lease management, inventory, assets management, and transport & […]
Read More[Tamale: November 2, 2022] When Bakuvie Zinna, a Ghanaian cowpea farmer, was invited by a local extension agent to take part in demonstrations for a new variety resistant to the pod borer, he couldn’t hide his excitement. Zinna considers the pest a key enemy for attacking his crops every other season and forcing him to […]
Read More[Accra: November 2, 2022] The West African Centre for Crop Improvement (WACCI) has invited the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) to jointly set up a gene editing platform to fast-track crop improvements using modern technologies. This was disclosed by WACCI Associate Director, Prof Kwadwo Ofori, when he received the AATF pod borer research team led […]
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