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Kenyan Entrepreneur Builds Global Avocado Oil Business by Turning Surplus Fruit into Value
Kenyan entrepreneurs are finding new ways to add value to the country’s agricultural produce, with avocado oil emerging as an opportunity to expand food ... -
€85 Million Financing Facility Targets Nigeria’s Cocoa and Dairy Industries
Nigeria’s cocoa and dairy value chains are set to receive targeted support through an €85 million financing facility announced by the European Investment Bank’s ... -
Nigeria’s Water Resources Ministry Disowns Viral Agricultural Intervention Documents
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation has disowned documents circulating online about a proposed 100,000-hectare Multi-Crop Project, warning that the materials are ... -
AgriSA Identifies Five Priorities to Strengthen South African Agriculture
AgriSA has identified five key policy priorities aimed at strengthening South Africa’s agricultural sector, calling for greater institutional accountability and closer collaboration between government, ... -
South African Table Grape Season Set for Promising Start as Export Outlook Improves
South Africa’s 2026/27 table grape season is shaping up more positively than the previous year, with a stable crop forecast, potentially favourable international market ... -
Why Crop Resilience is Becoming as Important as Yield
Image: Venessa Moodley (Supplied) As weather extremes become more frequent, the measure of a successful crop is increasingly not only what it can produce ... -
South Africa Targets New Generation of Commercial Farmers to Drive Agricultural Growth
South Africa is stepping up efforts to expand its commercial farming sector, improve access to agricultural finance and bring more black farmers into the ... -
World Bank Launches Philanthropy Hub to Boost Agricultural Funding and Development
The World Bank Group has launched a new Philanthropy Hub to mobilise funding, technical expertise and partnerships for development projects, including agricultural productivity, healthcare, ... -
South Africa’s Nutrition Crisis: Healthy Food Remains Out of Reach for Many
Image: Rhiza’s Thuthuwa Farm in Diepsloot Many South Africans families may have enough to eat but not enough money to eat well. October 2026, ... -
South Africa’s Agriculture Minister Calls for Farm Attacks to Become Priority Crimes
South Africa’s Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has called for attacks targeting farmers and farm workers to be declared priority crimes, arguing that the move ...
