Farmers in North Kivu, a key agricultural region in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are increasingly adapting their farming practices as climate change disrupts traditional growing seasons and threatens food production. Longer droughts, shortened rainy seasons and more intense storms are reshaping agriculture across the province, forcing communities to find new ways to ...

For generations, farming communities across the Republic of Congo relied largely on subsistence agriculture, using traditional methods that often-limited productivity, incomes, and long-term growth. Restricted access to modern equipment, quality inputs, financing, and infrastructure meant many rural producers struggled to move beyond survival farming. Today, that reality is beginning to change. A major agricultural transformation ...

The upcoming DRC Investment Forum 2026 will place agriculture at the centre of discussions on economic transformation as investors, policymakers and agribusiness leaders examine how the Democratic Republic of Congo can unlock its vast agricultural potential and reduce dependence on food imports. The Agriculture Half-Day session, scheduled for 27 August, will focus on strategies to ...

By Brandon Moss | AgriFocus Africa Across Africa’s post-conflict states, rebuilding agriculture has emerged as both an economic imperative and a cornerstone of long-term peace. Increasingly, universities are at the forefront of this recovery—moving beyond lecture halls to rehabilitate land, rebuild farming systems, and embed sustainable, community-centred agricultural practices. From Mozambique to South Sudan and ...

BMG – an authorised distributor for over 50 years of Bijur Delimon lubrication systems – supplies and supports the full range of manual and fully automated lubrication equipment throughout Southern and Central Africa. Five-decade partnership delivers dependable lubrication solutions. “Through this partnership – which has been in place since1974 – we are able to offer ...

Kenya’s Agriculture and Livestock Development Minister, Mutahi Kagwe, has taken a strong stand against miraa cartels accused of exploiting farmers by purchasing miraa (khat) at unfairly low prices and selling it abroad at exorbitant rates, particularly in Somalia. During a visit to Meru County, Kagwe highlighted cases where traders bought miraa for as little as ...

FAO high-level delegation met people affected by conflict, as well as government officials, donor partners, and aid workers to scale up effective responses to persistently high levels of hunger.©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti FAO Deputy Director-General Beth Bechdol visits the Rusayo 2 Camp for internally displaced people, Rusayo, Goma, DR Congo Goma – Today, FAO Deputy Director-General, Beth ...

The African Development Bank will help the DRC to significantly increase production of the most consumed foods in the country and reduce large-scale imports, including rice. The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $260.4 million to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help finance the Project to ...

Farmers check the growth of peanuts at the Choro Farm in Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya, June 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen) Refugees living in the Kakuma refugee camp in northwest Kenya undertake agriculture, transform the dryland into a fertile zone. KAKUMA, Kenya, June 24 (Xinhua) — Deep in an expansive farm, Abdulaziz Lugazo makes ...

The Organisation internationale de la francophonie (OIF) is seeking to catalyse eco-innovation by supporting innovations likely to strengthen sustainable agriculture in the Congo Basin, which is under threat from industrial agriculture in particular. Interested companies, universities, organisations and local authorities must submit their initiatives by 29 April 2024 at the latest. Spanning six countries – ...