Young farmers in Malawi’s Ntchisi district are using a seed-based loan scheme to build businesses, finance education and reduce dependence on traditional lenders, offering a new model for tackling rural youth unemployment and poverty. The initiative, known as PUSHA, is supported by the Farmers Union of Malawi (FUM) and the Alliance for a Green Revolution ...

AgriFocus Africa | 21 January 2026 Africa’s agricultural sector is accelerating its shift toward climate-smart seed varieties as farmers across the continent grapple with increasingly erratic rainfall, prolonged droughts and rising temperatures. From Southern Africa’s maize belt to East Africa’s highland farming zones, demand is growing for drought-tolerant, early-maturing and heat-resilient seeds capable of stabilising ...

By Brandon Moss In the face of climate change, recurrent droughts, and rising input costs, Zimbabwean farmers are turning to a resource that has always been within reach: indigenous seeds. At the recent National Good Seed and Food Festival in Harare, farmers, researchers, and community leaders gathered to celebrate and exchange traditional seed varieties—an act ...

In the wheat fields of northern Nigeria’s Jigawa State, a transformation is taking root. Local farmers cultivate heat-tolerant wheat varieties that thrive despite temperatures reaching 40 °C. As seen in the aerial video, this represents just one facet of the country’s agricultural renaissance. With the launch of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Phase 1 program in ...

Welcome to the 8th Africa Agri Expo 2025- Kenya Welcome to the 8th edition of Africa Agri Expo, the leading platform that connects Africa’s rich agribusiness to the world. Our event offers an exceptional opportunity for agribusiness and agri-professionals to expand in Africa’s burgeoning sector, which is anticipated to reach US$1 trillion by 2030. AAE ...

New African Society (NAS), a youth-led Sierra Leone-based organization, is working for the development of self-sufficient communities to alleviate generations of poverty within the country. The organization offers services that promote the advancement of agricultural projects within the region, seeking to remedy a lack of opportunity for socioeconomic mobility and food insecurity. “We have identified the ...