African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina (l) and Ricardo Pareja, Senior Vice President, Sales & Markets, Community Pass at Mastercard (r) at the MADE Alliance: Africa event in Nairobi. The African Development Bank and Mastercard have announced the launch of the Kenya Country Chapter of the Mobilizing Access to the Digital Economy ...

Agriculture experts express the need for increased collaboration to deliver on the estimated $75 billion annual agriculture financing gap during the Scaling Finance for Smallholders Farmers in Africa Conference held in Nairobi, Kenya. Agricultural policy experts have called for deeper collaboration between commercial banks and farmers, along with the adoption of quality digital platforms in ...

The African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA) Congress 2025 has concluded in Kigali, Rwanda According to AFSTA President Amadou Sarr in a statement on the AFSTA website, the congress included discussions on the state of implementation of the harmonized seed trade policies and regulations by Member States, as well as the Africa Free Trade agreement and its potential ...

FILE – A farmer searches for locusts in a maize field in Meru, Kenya, Feb. 10, 2021. As African farmers struggle with unpredictability caused by climate change, some are looking into contract farming, which involves growing a certain crop for a price set in advance. About 400 people attended the International Conference on Contract Farming ...

A tea farmer shows the freshly picked purple tea leaves at a purple tea plantation in Muranga County, Kenya, on May 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Han Xu) Kenya’s tea export earnings surged by 18 percent in the first half of 2024, driven by increased shipments to key markets, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) said on ...

Zoë Karl-Waithaka, Managing Director and Partner, BCG Nairobi According to research released by Oxfam in 2023, seven people across Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan will die of hunger-related causes in the time it takes the average reader to complete this article. It is imperative that all stakeholders in the food and agriculture sectors recognise ...

To address food security in the long term, the focus must shift from crisis response to investment in resilient, durable systems. Finding ways to facilitate lending to smallholders, who comprise the vast majority of African farmers, is key to unlocking potential and breaking the cycle of subsistence farming. Learn more about the Sustainable Development Impact ...

The 6th Africa Agri Expo in close partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development – Kenya, began on Wednesday, February 8 with an aim of connecting Africa to the global agribusiness industry. The two days of impactful networking, business talks, knowledge gains, and many exciting new agricultural avenues in the thriving Africa’s agriculture ...

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 ...

By Mohammed Yusuf Nairobi, Kenya — U.S. officials say food insecurity in Africa will worsen this year because of climate change, conflict, and market disruptions caused partly by Russia’s war on Ukraine. Speaking online to journalists Thursday from Malawi, Cary Fowler, special envoy for Global Food Security, said looking for solutions is key. “As much ...