Author: Phumza Dyani

Innovation is crucial in driving the economic growth of countries. we can see how countries that have focused on innovation, like China and the United States, have industrialised and upgraded their economies. Africa is an innovative continent with all kinds of problem-solving inventions that could potentially help improve not only the standard and quality of life but also upgrade its position in the world economy, while simultaneously enhancing its competitiveness. However, it seems, Africa has not taken full advantage of this in driving its innovations to a globally competitive level. According to the African Development Bank, Africa’s economic growth stabilised…

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Nearly a billion people affected by hunger and malnutrition ought to have access to nutritious food as a basic human right according to latest reports. A majority of the 795 million undernourished population live in developing countries and rural areas. In fact, that the United Nations (UN) SDG2 – Food Security and nutrition and sustainable Agriculture states that as the world population keeps growing, much more effort and innovation will be urgently needed to sustainably increase agricultural production, improve the global supply chain, decrease food losses and waste. Adding to the burden of wide-spread hunger are challenges of climate change,…

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