Africa’s agriculture sector is fast becoming one of the continent’s most compelling investment opportunities, driven by rapid population growth, technological innovation, infrastructure upgrades, and rising food demand. Despite agriculture employing more than 60% of Africa’s workforce and underpinning food security across the continent, the sector continues to receive disproportionately low funding. Only 4% of investment ...

A new generation of African agribusiness innovators is emerging as 20 high-growth startups from across the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region join the Home-Grown Solutions Agribusiness Accelerator (HGSA-A). The initiative, delivered by E4Impact Africa Foundation and supported by African Union Development Agency, reflects a growing shift toward locally driven solutions to strengthen ...

The Kampala CAADP Declaration, adopted at the African Union Extraordinary Summit held in Kampala in January 2025, marks a decisive shift in Africa’s agricultural policy architecture. Rather than functioning as a continuation of previous Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) frameworks, the Declaration reframes CAADP into a 10-year Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035) designed to ...

Africa holds immense promise in agriculture, with 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land and a youthful population eager to contribute. Smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa already produce the majority of locally consumed food, and their traditional practices—like crop diversification and agroforestry—nurture soil health and sustainability. These strengths position the continent to shift from being ...

Policy Brief August 2025 South Africa’s Ministry of Agriculture has introduced a draft regulation aimed at enhancing transparency, safety, and consistency in the domestic sale of edible vegetable oils. Published under the Agricultural Product Standards Act, 1990 (Act No. 119 of 1990) and notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 27 June 2025, the ...

As Sub-Saharan Africa faces mounting food insecurity, the Republic of Congo and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have joined forces to harness the potential of e-commerce to drive agricultural development and improve access to food. A joint ECA/Congo mission was held in Brazzaville and Pointe-Noire from June 30 to July 4, bringing ...

By Pamela Coke-Hamilton* Seven years after the signing of the AfCFTA and as countries grapple with creating jobs for Africa’s youth bulge, ECA asked thought leaders to offer their perspectives on jobs and value chains. Pamela Coke-Hamilton shares the importance of investing in tech for Africa’s agricultural value chains. It has been four years since ...

This article was produced with the support of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Mold, in a presentation on the link between trade and food security to delegates at a side event of the 2025 ECA Conference of Ministers, cited ECA’s forthcoming report, Improving Food Security in Eastern Africa Through Greater Intra-Regional Trade –A ...

Project participants learn to install a modern beehive in Bailundo, Angola. Empretec training programme by UNCTAD is equipping them with the knowledge to explore new sustainable business opportunities. Domingo Nvita Manuel Judite used to manage a guesthouse and a car rental company in Soyo, Zaire Province in Northern Angola, serving offshore oil workers. In this ...