Tanzania has launched a national strategy to modernise its seed sector and expand access to climate-resilient varieties for millions of smallholder farmers by 2030. The Tanzania Seed Sector Development Strategy (TSSDS), developed by the government with support from CGIAR’s Ukama Ustawi initiative and USAID through the ASPIRES programme, aims to address limited access to quality ...

ETHIOPIA – The African Development Bank Group and Japan are supporting a regenerative agriculture initiative in Ethiopia that is helping smallholder farmers increase crop yields, restore degraded soils and strengthen climate resilience through sustainable farming practices and digital agriculture technologies. The project, being implemented in the Jimma Zone of southwestern Ethiopia, is funded through the ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in partnership with the Smart Africa Secretariat, has launched the third edition of the Innovate Africa Challenge, an initiative designed to accelerate the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions that improve climate-smart agriculture across Africa. Under the theme “From Ideation to Deployment,” the 2026 challenge ...

Every growing season begins with hope, but modern agriculture is increasingly defined by uncertainty. Across Africa, farmers are navigating more frequent heatwaves, prolonged dry spells, unpredictable rainfall and flooding, all of which are placing unprecedented pressure on agricultural production. While weather has always been a risk, the scale and frequency of extreme climate events are ...

Nigeria has taken another major step towards building a more resilient and productive agricultural sector with the launch of the Climate-Smart Agribusiness Partnership for Resilience (CSAPR), a new initiative designed to help farmers adapt to climate change while improving productivity and investment across agricultural value chains. The programme, launched through a partnership between the Federal ...

By Brandon Moss Africa’s agricultural sector is entering one of the most significant periods of transformation in its history. As climate change continues to alter rainfall patterns, increase temperatures and intensify droughts and floods, farmers across the continent are being forced to rethink traditional farming methods. What was once considered an innovative approach has rapidly ...

By Brandon Moss Climate-smart agriculture is becoming one of the fastest-growing trends across Africa as farmers adapt to increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, prolonged droughts and changing rainfall seasons. Governments, agricultural organisations and private companies are investing in farming practices that improve productivity while protecting the environment. Across the continent, farmers are adopting conservation agriculture, improved ...

Climate change is no longer affecting only farms—it is increasingly disrupting South Africa’s food processing industry, threatening food security, employment and economic growth. A new study conducted in Gauteng Province has found that agri-processing businesses are struggling to cope with the growing impacts of droughts, floods, heatwaves and unreliable water and energy supplies. Researchers say ...

Nigeria has taken another important step toward building a more climate-resilient agricultural sector with the launch of a 10-day training programme designed to strengthen climate risk management skills among agricultural extension professionals. The initiative, organised by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) in partnership with the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), is being held in Abuja ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Standard Bank Group mobilized R3.45 billion for climate-smart agriculture over the past year, supporting investments aimed at improving climate resilience, strengthening food systems and enhancing long-term agricultural productivity. The financing forms part of the bank’s sustainable finance programme and supports initiatives including water-efficient irrigation, renewable energy systems, regenerative farming practices, precision ...