Future of Customs & Borderless Trade Africa Trade & Customs Week Summit & Expo focused on customs, compliance and trade facilitation by capturing innovation, future technology and interactivity, Africa Trade provides a unique experience, through 3 days of interactive programs, workshops, masterclasses and capacity building demonstrating the best practices between the private and public sector. ...

Tractor manufacturer scales its production for 2023 Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 February 2023:Tractor manufacturer Fendt, distributed locally by AGCO Africa, celebrated building 20 000 Fendt machines in 2022. The 20 000th happened to be a 724 Vario model in December last year. This is a first for Fendt in its 92-year history. Lying about 120 ...

The Africa Food Prize Committee invites nominations for individuals or institutions who are delivering improved food security; catalyzing innovation and transformative change in Africa’s agriculture sector. The Africa Food Prize is the preeminent award recognizing an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa—from a struggle ...

Improving management practices in grasslands— large areas covered with grass, especially used for animal grazing— can boost the capacity of soils as carbon sinks, and help countries reach their climate goals, according to a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). After oceans, soils are the second largest carbon ...

African heads of state and government have endorsed the outcomes of the recent Dakar 2 Summit on Food Sovereignty and Resilience, hosted in January by the African Development Bank Group and the government of Senegal, calling for global support for its immediate implementation. In a resolution read at the end of the 36th African Union summit ...

African heads of state and government have endorsed the outcomes of the recent Dakar 2 Summit on Food Sovereignty and Resilience, hosted in January by the African Development Bank Group and the government of Senegal, calling for global support for its immediate implementation. In a resolution read at the end of the 36th African Union summit ...

African governments should mobilize sustainable resources to finance agriculture in their countries to meetthe growingfood needs of their people, senior AU officials said. Standing on the sidelines of the ongoing 36th African Union (AU) summit, the AU’s Commissioner forAgriculture, RuralDevelopment, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, Josefa Sacco, toldreporters on Friday that Africa’s leadersdeclaration of commitment ...

As the new year begins, it’s a great time to think about new opportunities in the African agro-food industry. This list of his nine possible ideas for 2023 is intended to encourage initial consideration and further investigation, rather than presenting specific opportunities or broader business plans. Possibility of local production of baby food in Africa ...

In partnership with the African Union, the United Nations and others, the U.S. Department of State has launched an initiative to help African farmers and governments prepare for and adapt to the food security challenges posed by climate change.  Carrie Fowler, the US Special Envoy for Global Food Security, announced the new program on Wednesday ...

(l to r) Nungari Mwangi, AgriSME Strategy and Partnerships Officer, AfDB, Atsuko Toda, Director, Agricultural Finance and Rural Development, AfDB, Andrew Mude, Lead, AgriSME Development and Financing, AfDB, Beth Dunford, Vice President, Agriculture, Human and Social Development, AfDB, Anita Vandenbeld, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada’s Minister of International Development and Edmond Wega, Executive Director for Canada, ...