🇰🇪 Kenya’s "wastepreneurs" turn food waste into opportunity
Kenya's informal waste management sector is experiencing a quiet but significant transformation. A wave of entrepreneurs—colloquially termed "wastepre...
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🇳🇬 Abia attracts $310m investments, gets $1m MRI donation
Nigeria's southeastern Abia State has announced a significant capital inflow of $310 million targeting agriculture and manufacturing sectors, coupled ...
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🇿🇦 Farmers face diesel shortages amid Middle East war
South Africa's farming sector is confronting a critical supply chain vulnerability as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East reverberate through ene...
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🇰🇪 Avocado exporters given four days clear with regulator
** Kenya's avocado export industry is facing a critical compliance deadline after regulators issued a four-day ultimatum to address food safety and q...
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🇳🇬 Economy: Tied boiled tomato mix resurface in markets
Nigeria's cost-of-living crisis has reached a striking inflection point. Urban and rural households, squeezed by persistent inflation and currency dev...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian food market hits $233.53bn at 10.76% annual
Nigeria's food sector has reached a critical inflection point. The market now stands at $233.53 billion in 2025 with a projected compound annual growt...
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🇳🇬 Worst food crisis looms in Nigeria
Nigeria is facing a deepening food security crisis that extends far beyond domestic hunger concerns—it represents a critical risk factor for European ...
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🌍 Sudan: Crop Prices Surge in Sudan's El Gezira As Cultivat
Sudan's El Gezira region, historically one of Africa's most productive agricultural zones, is experiencing a severe supply-side shock that has sent st...
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🇿🇦 War and disease shape SA agriculture’s first quarter
South Africa's agricultural sector faces a pivotal moment in 2024, caught between external geopolitical pressures and domestic disease management chal...
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🇳🇬 Egg prices rise to N8,500 as chick shortage tightens supp
Nigeria's poultry sector is experiencing a supply-side shock that extends far beyond rising breakfast costs. Retail egg prices have surged to N8,500...
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🇰🇪 Iran-US war costs Kenyan flower exporters Sh623 million
Kenya's horticulture sector—one of East Africa's most valuable export industries—has absorbed a significant financial blow in recent weeks, losing app...
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🇰🇪 Tea earnings increase by Sh2bn on weak shilling
Kenya's tea sector has entered a particularly fertile period for investors, with earnings climbing by approximately 2 billion Kenyan shillings in rece...
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🇳🇬 Ultimum Limited Commissions Production Plant, Unveils Exp
Ultimum Limited, a regional player in Nigeria's competitive fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, has officially commissioned a beverage manufactu...
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🇰🇪 Farmers turn banana stems waste into wealth
For decades, Kenya's smallholder banana farmers have treated the plant's thick, fibrous stems as agricultural waste—a byproduct to be discarded after ...
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🇰🇪 Tea factory bosses warn new law for sector to hurt farmers
Kenya's agricultural sector stands at a critical crossroads as policymakers attempt to modernize industry structures while protecting smallholder farm...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria: Nigerian Poultry Farmers Kick Against Proposed $
Nigeria's domestic poultry industry is sounding alarm bells over a proposed $900 million partnership between the Federal Government and Chinese invest...
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🇺🇬 AMAC signs deal with Uganda's Grain Council to open
The African Metals and Agriculture Council (AMAC) has formalized a strategic partnership with Uganda's Grain Council, a development that fundamentally...
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🇰🇪 Small traders and farmers set for Sh12.5b green funding
Kenya's government has approved a Sh12.5 billion ($95 million USD) financing facility under the Green Climate Fund (GCF), targeting smallholder farm...
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🇿🇦 Global mohair supply flourishes in South Africa's desert
South Africa controls more than half of the world's mohair supply, a luxury fibre commanding premium prices in elite European fashion houses and texti...
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🇰🇪 AFA lifts avocado harvesting ban amid maturity
Kenya's Agricultural and Food Authority (AFA) has lifted a harvesting ban on avocados following a comprehensive maturity assessment across the country...
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