Africa’s dynamic agribusinesses are rapidly developing new markets for African food products across the continent through organic growth and global partnerships. Despite coming relatively late to...
Going into the NAMPO Harvest Day 2017, the Land Bank’s key commitment is unlocking the massive potential in the agriculture sector to ensure greater and more...
Africa is back in the headlines for all the wrong reasons when it comes to food security. According to the UN, the world is enduring its...
Governments, in most international markets, support farmers through subsidies or participation in MPCI (multi-peril crop insurance) programmes. According to Philip du Preez, head of agriculture at...
As the South African Avocado Growers Association (SAAGA) looks forward to a good yield and a 50th anniversary to celebrate, it has made two new appointments....
With the World Economic Forum on Africa taking place in Durban, South Africa, CNN International is airing a special series, Africa Looks Forward. The week-long series...
Giving smallholder farmers the opportunity to become commercially viable vegetable farmers, Syngenta in Zambia, through its subsidiary MRI Seed, has partnered with the Feed the Future...
Jean Bosco Nzeyimana’s company, Habona Ltd, employs 25 young people who collect garbage, separate out the plastic and metal, and use the organic waste to produce...
Zimbabwe – Government, in partnership with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) unveiled the maize lethal leaf necrosis (MLN) disease quarantine facility in Mazowe....
Stakeholders in the regional agricultural sector have expressed concerns over the delay by Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) member states to harmonise seed...
Businessman Aliko Dangote may become the largest exporter of rice in the world by 2021 according to the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi...
Uncertainty looms among maize farmers in the North Rift region following infestation of armyworms leading to increased cost of production and anticipated low yield this season....
According to seed sector specialists, businesses selling improved varieties and high-quality cassava stems for cultivation could help African farmers significantly raise their productivity. Raised productivity will...
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has released its 2017 Global Food Policy Report, the latest in an annual analysis of developments in food policy...
South Africa’s first doctorate for studies in biltong goes to Maxine Jones, who likes hers “moist and fatty”. “Biltong isn’t such a simple matter as we...
Stakeholders in the agricultural sector are seeking ways to develop post-harvest technologies to cut food losses and wastage in a region where some 10 million people...
Proving the old adage of “‘n boer maak ‘n plan” (a farmer makes a plan) true, Ceres fruit growers have adjusted farming practices after experiencing drought...
Despite the drought affecting certain production areas, a normal pome fruit season is expected. Although fruit size is smaller than expected, the overall quality (including sugar...
The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) CEO Ishmael Sunga will join global leaders in Davos-Klosters in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) 47th...
According to Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO of the SAGCOT Centre Ltd, (Southern Agricultural Corridor of Tanzania), Tanzania’s Development Vision 2025 and ASDS (Agricultural Sector Development Strategy) established...