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While much of the world still wrestles with food-price volatility, Zambia is quietly writing one of the most inspiring agricultural comeback stories on the continent. The country’s 2025/2026 maize harvest is now officially projected to surpass 4.1 million metric tons – a stunning second consecutive bumper crop that has transformed Zambia from a nation battling […]
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Farmers across Ivory Coast are sounding the alarm. Below-average rainfall in the world’s top cocoa-growing regions last week is threatening the crucial mid-crop harvest that runs from March to August. Persistent dry spells could shrink bean sizes, reduce quality and cut overall output at a time when global cocoa prices are already elevated. The rainy […]
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In the cotton-growing villages of western Burkina Faso, the trucks from SOFITEX have arrived every season for decades. They come at harvest time, collecting the white bolls that smallholder farmers in Boucle du Mouhoun have grown under the company’s input credit system — seeds and fertilizer on credit, repaid in cotton at harvest. The arrangement […]
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A new UN Economic Commission for Africa report argues that the continent’s growth has relied too heavily on labor and capital accumulation rather than productivity gains, leaving the structural transformation from subsistence farming to high-value industries frustratingly slow. The solution, the report contends, lies in frontier technologies: AI, machine learning, smart agriculture, digital finance, and […]
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The portfolio committees on Agriculture and on Forestry, Fisheries and Environment received briefings from the departments of Agriculture; Land Reform and Rural Development; and Forestry, Fisheries and Environment (DFFE) on the dredging in the Mfolozi and Msunduzi flats and the opening of the St Lucia estuary mouth. Thereafter, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture received its […]
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Members of the National Union of Eritrean Women branch at the Ministry of Agriculture celebrated International Women’s Day, 8 March, under the theme “Our Values – Our Shield” on 5 March. The event was attended by Mr. Arefaine Berhe, Minister of Agriculture; Ms. Tekea Tesfamicael, President of the National Union of Eritrean Women; Mr. Salah […]
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The pan-African agriculture event will be hosted in Johannesburg, South Africa, for the first time in 2026. ● The South African agricultural market (valued at USD 0.94 billion in 2026) is forecast to grow at a 6.6% CAGR to USD 1.29 billion by 2031, driven by NDP-aligned subsidies, IoT/smart machinery adoption, smallholder programmes (mechanisation to 85% […]
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The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (www.AfDB.org) and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) have signed a $16.61 million grant agreement to launch the third phase of the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation Program (TAAT-III), aimed at scaling climate-resilient food production across the continent. The agreement, signed on 18 February 2026 in Abuja, bolsters […]
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New BCG-PxD report shows how Digital Agriculture Units can help governments turn digital strategies into real farmer impact Digital agriculture could unlock up to USD 500 billion in additional agricultural GDP each year across low- and middle-income countries, if proven solutions can successfully scale beyond pilots. The From Strategy to Scale: Why Delivery Matters in Digital […]
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As water scarcity, productivity pressure and food security concerns intensify across the Middle East and North Africa, the 22nd Konya Agriculture Fair (www.KonyaAgriculture.com) offers a solution-oriented meeting point for technology, trade and long-term cooperation. Held on 7-11 April 2026 at the Tüyap Konya International Fair Center (https://Tuyap.com.tr/), the event brings together regional buyers, global manufacturers, importers, […]
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