Agribusiness
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Trade in Transition: financing, Competitiveness, and the Future of SA Agriculture
By Ovizikhungo Sicwetsha, Head of Transactional Banking for the mid-corporate segment at Nedbank Against a backdrop of geopolitical fragmentation, rising protectionism, and shifting demographic ... -
Sub-Saharan Africa Overtakes North Africa as Largest Market for French Agricultural Exports
Sub-Saharan Africa has become the largest African destination for French agricultural exports, overtaking North Africa in a shift that highlights changing trade dynamics across ... -
Africa’s Growing Demand for Aquatic Foods Creates a Supply Gap that Sustainable Aquaculture Expansion Could Help Close
Fisheries and aquaculture are a key source of food, nutrition and livelihoods in Africa. But as demand for aquatic foods continues to rise, supply ... -
AFC Commits $600 Million to Dangote’s $7 Billion Fertiliser Expansion in Nigeria and Ethiopia
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has committed $600 million to support a major fertiliser expansion programme led by Dangote Group, a move aimed at ... -
Kenya Approves Field Trials for Gene-Edited Banana Resistant to Devastating Wilt Disease
Kenya has approved confined field trials for a gene-edited banana developed to resist Banana Xanthomonas Wilt (BXW), a destructive bacterial disease that continues to ... -
Why Agricultural Finance in Africa Must Evolve to Meet New Challenges
Africa’s agricultural sector is entering a period of profound transformation, driven by climate change, market volatility and growing demand for food production. As these ... -
Land Bank Calls for Greater Youth Participation in South African Agriculture
As South Africa commemorates Youth Month, the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is calling for renewed efforts to remove ... -
Agro-Consultants Target Zambia’s Growing Agricultural Value Chains
Michael Tome in Lusaka, Zambia Agro-industrial consultancy firms are increasingly eyeing opportunities in Zambia’s expanding agricultural value chains, as demand rises for specialised services ... -
AGRA Expands Post-Harvest Technologies to Cut Food Losses in Malawi
Image: AGRA Country Director Eluphy Nyirenda The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and its partners are accelerating the adoption of post-harvest ... -
Kenya Calls for Greater Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture to Strengthen Food Security
Kenya has renewed calls for increased investment in climate-smart agriculture, warning that worsening climate shocks are placing growing pressure on food production systems across ...
