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Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premiumAnge Aboa

Global food prices rebounds in July

Global food prices rebounds in July

7 Aug 2023

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

11 Jul 2023

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McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Global cereal output heading for a record

2 Feb 2018

Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

Bram Posthumus 29 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

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New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Kwaku Botwe 12 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Cocoa in a world of environmental changes - time for “uncommon collaboration”

Svein Tore Holsether 14 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

L-R: Ag. Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Engr. Abdullahi Sule; Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote; Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello; Niger State Deputy Governor, Ahmed Muhammad Kesto, at the MoU signing ceremony between Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc and Niger State Government on Sugar Project in Niger State. (Source: Dangote Group)

Dangote, Niger State $450m sugar production MoU to revolutionise Nigerian agriculture

24 Aug 2017

Nigeria to save N300bn annually from rice import

Bayo Amodu and Ruth Tene Natsa 16 Aug 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

A New Earth store

Organic, eco-living store opens in Nigeria

3 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

LorettaLynn via

Getting seeds where it's needed

12 Apr 2016

Shine a light on the gaps

Shine a light on the gaps

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Janeen Madan 21 Jan 2016

More news

McKay Savage via

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Global cereal output heading for a record

2 Feb 2018

Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

Bram Posthumus 29 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

Free-Photos via

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Kwaku Botwe 12 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Cocoa in a world of environmental changes - time for “uncommon collaboration”

Svein Tore Holsether 14 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

L-R: Ag. Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Engr. Abdullahi Sule; Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote; Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello; Niger State Deputy Governor, Ahmed Muhammad Kesto, at the MoU signing ceremony between Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc and Niger State Government on Sugar Project in Niger State. (Source: Dangote Group)

Dangote, Niger State $450m sugar production MoU to revolutionise Nigerian agriculture

24 Aug 2017

Nigeria to save N300bn annually from rice import

Bayo Amodu and Ruth Tene Natsa 16 Aug 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

A New Earth store

Organic, eco-living store opens in Nigeria

3 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

LorettaLynn via

Getting seeds where it's needed

12 Apr 2016

Shine a light on the gaps

Shine a light on the gaps

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Janeen Madan 21 Jan 2016

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

Empowering women can help drive sustainable forest use in Africa

14 Sep 2015

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

Could Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is confident that the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act will be renewed and that the local production of movies in South Africa will increase. Image: GCIS

Postive results likely from US-Africa summit says Davies

13 Aug 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

SAB is expanding its malting plant and will provide malted barley to other African countries. Image: SAB Miller

SAB seeks African growth via larger maltings plant

Nick Hedley 13 Mar 2014

A special fund has been set up by the African Development Bank to fund farming ventures. Image:

Fast-track fund for food security

Shaun Harris 26 Nov 2013

Food producers in high-priced certainty

Food producers in high-priced certainty

8 Oct 2013

Crunch time for fruit exports

Crunch time for fruit exports

16 Sep 2013