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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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The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Ancient grains become modern food

Ancient grains become modern food

Ursula Human 5 Feb 2018

Couleur via

Global cereal output heading for a record

2 Feb 2018

bobbycrim via

Climate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

Kabai Ken via

Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

Beeki via

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

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Country to import vegetables following heavy rainfall

23 Jan 2018

inmemo via

Water shortage cuts commercial banana production

15 Jan 2018

Couleur via

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

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

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2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

matuska via

Obtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

AAC Executive Director Ben Leyka. Image Source:

Planting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Ma_Rika via

Is this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

CIAT via

Kenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 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

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

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Kraft Heinz extends 100% cage-free egg commitment to Africa and Asia

8 Dec 2017

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

6 Dec 2017

Will Zim agriculture revive and if so, how?

Will Zim agriculture revive and if so, how?

4 Dec 2017

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Farmcrowdy launches farmers' digital app to empower farmers

Sunday Okobi and Ugo Aliogo 28 Nov 2017

Angola-South Africa visa-free exemption opens doors for trade and foreign direct investment

Angola-South Africa visa-free exemption opens doors for trade and foreign direct investment

24 Nov 2017

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

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

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Opportunities in the East-African poultry sector

Opportunities in the East-African poultry sector

23 Nov 2017

Big.H via

Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

22 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

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Ancient grains become modern food

AgricultureAncient grains become modern food

Ursula Human 5 Feb 2018

Couleur via

AgricultureGlobal cereal output heading for a record

2 Feb 2018

bobbycrim via

AgricultureClimate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

Kabai Ken via

AgricultureBrexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

Beeki via

AgricultureZimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

AgricultureMondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

jackmac34 via

AgricultureCountry to import vegetables following heavy rainfall

23 Jan 2018

inmemo via

AgricultureWater shortage cuts commercial banana production

15 Jan 2018

Couleur via

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

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

stevepb via

Agriculture2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

matuska via

AgricultureObtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

AAC Executive Director Ben Leyka. Image Source:

AgriculturePlanting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

AgricultureSettling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Ma_Rika via

AgricultureIs this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

CIAT via

AgricultureKenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

RetailHow Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

RetailMali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

Bram Posthumus 29 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

ICTGambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

AgricultureUltra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

Capri23auto via

AgricultureKraft Heinz extends 100% cage-free egg commitment to Africa and Asia

8 Dec 2017

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

AgricultureMoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

6 Dec 2017

Will Zim agriculture revive and if so, how?

AgricultureWill Zim agriculture revive and if so, how?

4 Dec 2017

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AgricultureFarmcrowdy launches farmers' digital app to empower farmers

Sunday Okobi and Ugo Aliogo 28 Nov 2017

Angola-South Africa visa-free exemption opens doors for trade and foreign direct investment

Tourism & TravelAngola-South Africa visa-free exemption opens doors for trade and foreign direct investment

24 Nov 2017

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

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

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Opportunities in the East-African poultry sector

AgricultureOpportunities in the East-African poultry sector

23 Nov 2017

Big.H via

AgricultureTobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

AgricultureNew fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

22 Nov 2017

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

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

20 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: A gateway to investment opportunities in African agriculture

Agriculture#AgriIndaba: A gateway to investment opportunities in African agriculture

20 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

AgricultureReviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

Tookapic via

AgricultureNew water resistant paper egg trays excite farmers

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

AgricultureMeat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

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

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

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

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

9 Nov 2017

Big.H via

AgricultureGreening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

Photo: HSI (Image Supplied)

AgricultureNestlé to complete transition to cage-free egg supply chain in Africa by 2025

6 Nov 2017

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Agriculture17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Agriculture#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Cari Coetzee 2 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

RetailTool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017