Article - Agriculture in Africa - How Mastercard Foundation Scholars are Helping to Grow the Continent’s Productivity - 2022-08-16

  • Communications
You may need to log in to continue. Access the full database results and its details.
Title
Article - Agriculture in Africa - How Mastercard Foundation Scholars are Helping to Grow the Continent’s Productivity - 2022-08-16
Author
Yekeen Akinwale
Year
2022
Publication/Event Date
August 16 2022
Abstract
This article, published on August 16, 2022, discusses how the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program fosters African leaders to drive agricultural productivity, utilizing initiatives like the Social Venture Challenge (SVC). Given Africa’s vast arable land potential, Scholars launch ventures tackling local challenges. Examples include STPI (Kenya) supporting pastoralists with sustainable farming; Universidad EARTH Graduates Association (UNEGA) in Uganda, introducing micro-gardening to increase yields; and Zimbabwean Scholars pioneering eco-friendly insect farming to combat malnutrition.
Resource Subject
  • Education
Keywords/Access Points
Universidad EARTH Graduates Association (UNEGA);  EARTH University; Scholars Entrepreneurship Fund (SEF); Social Venture Challenge (SVC); Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program
Geographic Locations
  • Uganda
  • Zimbabwe
  • Africa
Language
  • English
Demographic Groups
  • Youth
Special Collections
  • Foundation Corporate Announcements
Archival Record ID
MFA.2024.1995