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EW Pilot Backs Youth-Owned Micro-Farming Start-Ups to Tackle Jobs Crisis and Food Insecurity
Diepsloot, Johannesburg: South Africa is grappling with two interconnected challenges: persistently high youth unemployment and declining local food production. A new pilot is testing ... -
GLF Africa 2026 Mobilizes Thousands to Put Rangelands and Pastoralism at the Center of Climate, Biodiversity and Land Action
More than 800 people convened in Nairobi, joined by over 5,500 online, to put rangelands and pastoralism at the center of climate, biodiversity and ... -
South Africa’s Poultry Industry Rebounds with R2.1bn Investment Surge
South Africa’s poultry industry has staged a significant recovery, emerging as one of the country’s most competitive and resilient agricultural sectors following years of ... -
South Africa’s Maize Industry: Strong Production Meets Export Pressure
South Africa’s maize industry continues to demonstrate resilience, with production forecasts for the 2025/26 season estimated at around 16 million tonnes, remaining well above ... -
AGRA Chair Calls for Systems Approach to Transform Africa’s Agriculture
Africa must shift from fragmented agricultural interventions to a fully integrated, systems-based approach if it is to unlock meaningful transformation of its food systems, ... -
Inside Ogun’s Quiet Cotton Revolution
By Adekunle Yusuf In Imobi, a small community in Ogun State’s Ijebu East Local Government Area, a quiet transformation is underway—one that could signal ... -
FG Advocates Blended Finance Model to Close Nigeria’s N3.4 Trillion Agriculture Financing Gap
The Federal Government of Nigeria has called for the adoption of blended finance models to bridge the country’s estimated N3.4 trillion agricultural financing gap, ... -
Fertiliser Shortage Threatens Kenya’s 2026 Maize Harvest
Kenya is facing a looming threat to its 2026 maize harvest as farmers in key growing regions report a critical shortage of subsidised fertiliser, ... -
Ghana–Spain Deal Targets Tomato Self-Sufficiency to Cut Imports and Boost Agro-Industry
Ghana has strengthened its agricultural cooperation with Spain through a new investment-driven partnership aimed at expanding tomato production and processing, as the country works ... -
Strengthening R&D&I to Design Safer and More Efficient Silos
The R&D&I department is being strengthened through the expansion of the technical team, driving an annual plan aimed at expanding and improving the range ...
