Agricultural trade between South Africa and Kenya remains relatively modest despite significant opportunities for growth, particularly in grains, according to agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo. Kenya accounted for only 1% of South Africa’s agricultural exports in 2025, with exports valued at approximately US$141 million. South African products shipped to Kenya included vegetable oils, fruits, nuts, beverages, ...

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja Executive Deputy of the Centre for Food Safety and Agricultural Research (CEFSAR), Prof. Qrissturberg Amua, has made a passionate appeal to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajuddeen Abbas, to leave a worthy legacy behind and write their names in gold ...

South Africa’s agricultural sector has experienced a year of mixed outcomes, with challenges such as droughts and animal diseases affecting its performance. However, the horticultural sub-sector has shown promising signs of recovery, thanks to strong fruit harvests. Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz), shared insights into the sector’s performance, highlighting the ...

Some farmers and Nigerians had been brainwashed in the country about GMO seeds and, therefore, seemed to be in the dark when it came to food security. A renowned brand manager and Ambassador for the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Micheal Nwabufo, has urged the National Assembly to take decisions against Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) foods ...

L-R: The director, Agricultural Biotechnology department, Dr. Rose Gidado and the director-general, National Biotechnology Research and Development Agency, Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha making local bean balls ‘akara’ during the eating is believing event in Abuja. Silas Akpe delves into the misconceptions and unscientific claims surrounding Nigeria’s approval of genetically modified crops developed by local scientists, particularly ...

The origin of food is seed. Whoever controls the seed controls the entire food chain. These seeds are not owned by any African entity, they are owned by American companies – Duke Tagoe, Food Sovereignty Ghana GMOs Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are the newest shining star in the industrial food production sector. Some see mixed ...

Thomas Cristofoletti/USAID. ANALYSIS By Million Belay The Dakar II approach to agriculture – with a focus on corporate hybrid seed systems, hi-tech solutions, imported inputs, GMOs, and large-scale monocropping – risks overlooking Africa’s rich diversity of needs, cultures, and ecosystems. The one-size-fits-all Dakar II plan risks sacrificing biodiversity and smallholders for the sake of private interests. ...

An agriculture expert, Ismail Olawale, has called for adequate communication of the advantages and disadvantages of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) crops before adoption by local farmers. Are You Looking for Work in Canada, Here Is This Opportunity, Fruit Picking Jobs in Canada Mr Olawale, a fellow at the National Agriculture Extension Research Liaison Services NAERLS, ...

Kenya stands alone in the region as far as the importation and growing of genetically modified organisms (GMO) is concerned. Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi have all said they are not open to GMOs, and the wider East African Community concurs. On October 4, Kenya lifted a ban on GMOs imposed in 2012, and the country ...