Uganda’s coffee sector marked a historic breakthrough in May 2025, overtaking Ethiopia to become Africa’s leading coffee exporter—a milestone underscoring the country’s agricultural transformation and export strategy. With exports totaling 47,606.7 tonnes, surpassing Ethiopia’s 43,481 tonnes for the month, Uganda shipped 793,445 bags of coffee—an astonishing 43.6% rise compared to May 2024. Earnings surged to ...

Ethiopia’s coffee exports have reached a historic $1.87 billion in just 10 months, surpassing expectations by 142% amid rising global arabica prices. This surge follows a decline in Brazil’s production and highlights Addis Ababa’s strategic investments, particularly in supporting smallholder farmers. Experts note that the government’s proactive policies are strengthening Ethiopia’s position in the global ...

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 ...

The photo shows one of the 40 water cellars handed over to the local community of Dukem Town, about 33 km east of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dec. 27, 2024. (Xinhua/Michael Tewelde) China Foundation for Rural Development, which has been implementing the water cellar project in cooperation with its partner, Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co., Ltd., ...

Participatory rangeland management (PRM) is a transformative, community-led approach to better manage, govern, and restore rangelands. This was the key message echoing during a side event convened by the CGIAR Livestock and Climate Initiative at the CGIAR Food and Agriculture Pavilion on 3 December 2024. PRM has proven effective in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania, with ...

Reliable food security statistics are essential for informed decisions on food access, quality, and affordability. Recognizing this, a regional collaboration between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and Statistics Norway, funded by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), has supported eight African nations in strengthening their food and nutritional security through ...

Extra-Ordinary Specialized Technical Committee (STC) on Agriculture, Rural Development Water and Environment (ARDWE) The Specialized Technical Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Water and Environment (ARDWE) is scheduled to meet in an Extra ordinary session to consider the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Ten-Year Strategy and Action Plan (2026-2035); the draft Statute of Africa Food ...

People visit the Green Market in Windhoek, Namibia, on Aug. 17, 2024. (Photo by Ndalimpinga Iita/Xinhua) Nestled on a bustling street in Windhoek, Namibia’s capital, the Green Market draws crowds every Saturday. This vibrant marketplace is more than just a gathering spot for friends and families; it also provides a crucial platform for farmers to ...

(L-R): Ken Aghoghovbia, Deputy Managing Director / COO of Africa Re; Michael Kofi Andoh, Acting Commissioner of Insurance of Ghana; Temitope Akinowa, Regional Director, West Africa-Anglophone of Africa Re; Nathaniel G.Baba, Director of insurance of Liberia In a significant move to address agricultural risk, the African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) recently orchestrated a three-day workshop ...

Agricultural science and technology cooperation between China and Africa is steadily gaining momentum, promising mutual benefits, participants said at a recent event held in Sanya, in South China’s Hainan province. The workshop on China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Cooperation, under the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s South-South and Triangular Cooperation Framework, aimed to bolster agricultural ...