Africa’s water economy an investment opportunity Water is one of Africa’s most overlooked investment opportunities. By Leon Louw founder of WhyAfrica and Endorphin Expeditions According to the World Bank close to 95% of Africa’s smallholder farmers rely on rainwater to survive. Small-scale farming remains the backbone of African economies. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) […]
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Africa’s next investment wave is underway Africa’s next investment wave will be driven by food security and digital infrastructure. By Leon Louw founder of WhyAfrica and Endorphin Expeditions With Africa’s food import bill now exceeding USD83-billion annually, governments are accelerating the shift from subsistence farming toward commercial-scale agribusiness. At the same time, the continent’s
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Conservation agriculture in Malawi boosts soil carbon storage An agroecological approach raised soil organic carbon by up to 20%. By Leon Louw founder of Endorphin Expeditions and WhyAfrica and editor of the WhyAfrica magazine. A new study in Malawi’s Mzimba district has found that conservation agriculture (CA) can significantly improve soil organic carbon (SOC) levels
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Africa is losing biodiversity at an alarming rate and funding is needed to reverse the trend. By Leon Louw, Director of Endorphin Expeditions and editor of the WhyAfrica magazine Funding biodiversity is defined as finance that contributes or intends to contribute to activities that conserve, restore, or avoid a negative footprint on biodiversity and
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