🇬🇭 Weeds destroy 84 per cent of rice harvests – Study reveals
Ghana's agricultural sector faces a silent productivity crisis: unchecked weed infestation is destroying up to 84% of rice harvests across the country...
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🇿🇦 Poultry industry challenges US chicken import deal
South Africa's poultry industry is escalating its trade war with the United States, filing a lawsuit against the Department of Trade, Industry and Com...
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🇬🇭 Ghana seeks $1 billion bond to support cocoa farmers’
Ghana is mobilizing $1 billion through domestic bond issuance to restructure how it finances cocoa procurement from smallholder farmers ahead of the 2...
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🌍 Sudan Invites Indonesian Investment in Agriculture and Food
Sudan is repositioning itself as a critical gateway for Southeast Asian agricultural investment, with Jakarta signaling renewed interest in the Horn o...
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🌍 Cameroon Cocoa Prices Rally Above CFA1,500 as Season Ends
Cameroon's cocoa market has recovered momentum, with farmgate prices climbing back above the CFA1,500 per kilogram threshold as the 2024/2025 main cro...
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🌍 OCP Opens Sustainability Center in Togo to Boost Farming
Morocco's Phosphates Company (OCP) has deepened its continental footprint with the launch of a dedicated farmer-focused sustainability center in Togo,...
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🇰🇪 Kenya, World Bank deepen irrigation push to boost food
Kenya is accelerating one of East Africa's most ambitious agricultural transformation initiatives, partnering with the World Bank to overhaul its irri...
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe compensates foreign farmers $146 million as 67
Zimbabwe's government has approved **$146 million in compensation** to foreign farmers whose land was seized during the controversial Fast Track Land ...
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🇺🇬 New York investment firm backs Uganda’s specialty coffee
Uganda's specialty coffee sector has secured backing from a major New York-based investment firm, marking a significant vote of confidence in East Afr...
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🇹🇿 Cooperatives strengthen Kilimanjaro’s economic base
Tanzania's Kilimanjaro region is experiencing a structural economic shift powered by cooperative unions that are reshaping how smallholder farmers acc...
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🇬🇭 Ghana Targets $1 Billion in Cocoa Bonds as Part of Overhaul
Ghana is executing a structural overhaul of its cocoa supply chain, announcing plans to raise $1 billion through domestic bonds specifically designed ...
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🇸🇳 SUCCESS STORY: Baking Seminars Lead to First Wheat Exports
Senegal has resumed importing wheat from the United States for the first time in over a decade, marking a significant shift in the country's grain sou...
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🇿🇦 STORY ARK: Gut feeling: Wild Coast’s food heritage holds
South Africa's Wild Coast region is experiencing a quiet but significant economic shift as traditional food systems reclaim their place in the nationa...
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🇹🇳 Toward a Fairer EU-Tunisia Agricultural Partnership
Tunisia is pushing for a more equitable agricultural partnership with the European Union, challenging decades of trade asymmetry that has disadvantage...
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🇺🇬 Uganda Must Scale Irrigation Scheme to Unlock Agricultural
Uganda stands at an inflection point in its agricultural transformation. The country's State Parthenered Irrigation Scheme (SPIS) — a cornerstone infr...
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🇰🇪 Livestock farmers push for ban on South African beef imports
Kenya's livestock farming associations are escalating pressure on the government to impose an immediate ban on beef imports from South Africa, citing ...
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe returns 67 farms to European owners after investor
Zimbabwe is returning approximately 67 farms previously owned by European nationals, marking a significant reversal in the country's aggressive land r...
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🇦🇴 Angola and Gabon strengthen ties with new cooperation
Angola and Gabon are deepening economic cooperation in a strategic pivot away from petroleum dependency. Following bilateral talks between President O...
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🇲🇿 Mozambique’s Food Sector On The Rise - Forbes Africa
Mozambique's food sector is experiencing unprecedented momentum, positioning the southern African nation as a critical player in regional agricultural...
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🌍 Cameroon’s Cotton Output Could Hit Record 440,000 Tons
Cameroon is positioned to achieve a historic milestone in cotton production, with forecasts pointing toward 440,000 tons in the 2025–2026 harvest cycl...
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