Implementing technology like blockchain could prevent global civil unrest set-off by volatile commodity prices, according to blockchain business UWIN (Unleashing the Wealth in Nations)
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Farmcrowdy: Agritech firm changing lives of Nigerian farmers for the better
Agritech company Farmcrowdy enables British Nigerians to invest in chicken, maize and cassava farms, from more than 3,000 miles away, via their mobile phones
Uganda denounces Oxfam land-grabbing claim
The Ugandan government has refuted reports from Oxfam International that it is working with UK-based global company New Forests Company (NFC) on land grabs for investments of commercial forest plantations
Egypt to invest US$200 million in Tanzania sugar factory
An Egyptian investment firm has said it is close to signing a deal to invest US$200 million into a large Tanzanian sugar factory project