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- Feb- 2026 -2 February
Kenya to host Gulfood360 Africa in major boost to the country’s agribusiness investment and global food trade
Kenya is set to host the inaugural Gulfood360 Africa/Kenya in Nairobi from 4 – 6 May 2027, marking a major…
Read More » - Jan- 2026 -29 January
Mechanizing Africa’s farms won’t work unless we do it differently
For decades, Africa’s agricultural mechanization has been guided by a stubborn assumption: if tractors transformed farming elsewhere, surely, they would…
Read More » - 27 January
Nigeria to launch nationwide clove farming campaign
Nigeria plans to launch its first nationwide commercial clove cultivation campaign during the 2026 rainy season, which typically begins in…
Read More » - 27 January
Nigeria plans to integrate 14 million small farmers into the cassava bioethanol value chain
Nigeria has begun rolling out measures to integrate around 14 million small-scale farmers into the cassava-based bioethanol value chain, as…
Read More » - 23 January
Cameroon’s fertiliser imports hit CFA44.4 billion in H1 of 2025
Cameroon’s fertiliser imports reached CFA44.4 billion in the first half of 2025, up from CFA40.2 billion over the same period…
Read More » - 23 January
Rwanda receives first batch of high-genetic bulls from Germany
Rwanda’s National Agricultural and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB) said it had received a first batch of 10 high-genetic-potential Holstein-Friesian…
Read More » - 22 January
Nueva Pescanova plans to exit Mozambique as shrimp biomass dwindles
Spanish seafood firm Nueva Pescanova has announced intentions to sell its Mozambique subsidiary Grupo Pescamar as shrimp biomass off the…
Read More » - 22 January
Cameroon plans US$7.2 million in subsidies for cocoa and coffee producers
Cameroon’s Cocoa and Coffee Development Fund (Fodecc) plans to distribute CFA4 billion (about US$7.2 million) in subsidies to producers in…
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