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- Oct- 2025 -13 October
Transforming African cotton into sustainable trade
On World Cotton Day 2025, held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Africa’s cotton producers and partners showcased how the sector…
Read More » - 10 October
Ivory Coast traced 40% of cocoa for 2024/25 season
Côte d’Ivoire has traced 40% of its cocoa beans from the 2024/2025 season (October – September), according to the 2025…
Read More » - 10 October
Farmers must become providers of food aid, not recipients, say experts
Agricultural experts attending the 6th edition of the Africa Resilience Forum, held in Abidjan from 1 – 3 October 2025,…
Read More » - 10 October
African Development Fund reshapes the Zambia’s agriculture and education landscape
Concessional financing from the African Development Fund (ADF) has been transformative for Zambia’s agriculture and education sectors, while “anchoring peace,…
Read More » - 7 October
Global climate-livestock conference comes to Africa for the first time
For the first time, the International Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA) is being held in Africa, a continent…
Read More » - 6 October
Burkina Faso halts all broiler chick imports
Burkina Faso temporarily suspended all imports of broiler chicks on Friday, 3rd October 2025, according to a statement from the…
Read More » - 3 October
AgDevCo lends US$10 million to Zambia’s poultry firm Hybrid
British impact investor AgDevCo has lent US$10 million to Zambia’s Hybrid Poultry to build a modern abattoir, the company said.…
Read More » - 3 October
New investment empowers 600,000 African smallholders through local processing expansion
Robust International, a global trader of sesame and cashew nuts, is expanding its footprint in Africa with three new processing…
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