THE FARM CEO (Issue 27) | SD Nuggets™

[Tagline: If it can help your farm business, you’ll find it in THE FARM CEO™ Newspaper ]

In this issue, I feature a report – by Anne Wangalachi of http://agra-alliance.org, that highlights the fact that a new generation of your young African agro entrepreneurs is emerging. They are described as “well-educated, business- and tech-savvy, stylish and the epitome of success” – running well manged farms that compare favourably with other kinds of businesses.

The rest of this issue features news articles announcing latest varieties of crops like Rice, Beans, Cassava, and Pepper.
PREVIEW

An emerging class of youthful entrepreneurs is tapping into the black and green gold that is abundant in Africa; the rich farm lands and their bountiful yields. They are well-educated, business- and tech-savvy, stylish and the epitome of success. They are showing that well-run farms can be as successful as any other business venture.

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Here are the headlines, reviews – and links – for this week’s featured news items:

[URL] Farming is the new ‘it’! – Beauty Manake P.1

[URL] Researchers develop Beans that cook in 15 minutes – Farming P.2

[URL] Overview of pepper (Capsicum spp.) breeding in West Africa P.2

[URL] Improved NEWEST Rice variety to African farmers P.3

[URL] Nigeria releases improved cassava varieties to boost productivity P3