Zimbabwean garlic farmers have been urged to increase exports riding on the growth of the global market, which has expanded to US$2,48bn from US$500m in the past two decades...
In recent years, Africa has recorded the fastest growth globally in the number of hungry people and will have the highest total number of hungry people in the next decade if we cannot reverse current trends...
Patrice Talla 6 Jan 2021
Agricultural mechanisation is on the rise in Africa, replacing hand hoes and animal traction across the continent...
Thomas Daum 29 Dec 2020
Kenya's agriculture has beaten the odds of a difficult 2020 to end on a high, having registered one of the best growth trajectories across key segments in a long time...
Nelson Maina 28 Dec 2020
Between a global pandemic and politically turbulent climate, livestock industries have eagerly looked toward international policies and trade. Now that 2020 has nearly come to an end, specialists in policy, trade and economics can evaluate trends and offer a future outlook, writes Jaclyn Krymowski for Global Ag Media...
Jaclyn Krymowski 11 Dec 2020
Healthy soils are vital for food, biodiversity, and a healthy planet, but this below-ground world is often overlooked. The launch of the State of Knowledge of Soil Biodiversity Report highlights this...
Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020
Global food commodity prices rose to a nearly six-year high in November...
The African Continental Free-Trade Area could accelerate the development of sub-Saharan Africa's agricultural sector and help the continent to become self-sufficient in food production...
Louis van Ravesteyn 2 Dec 2020
FAO's The State of Food and Agriculture 2020 takes a new look at water shortages and scarcity in the world...
The agtech market is comprised of services such as agricultural sensors for crop management, GPS field mapping, and supply chain management...
If rolled out worldwide, our method could replace a quarter of all the synthetic nitrogen fertiliser used in agriculture...
Prithvi Simha, Björn Vinnerås and Jenna Senecal 10 Nov 2020
Through her natural haircare brand Ashaki, Nthabiseng 'Joy' Duff has set out to prove that the beauty industry can be a positive force for change...
Lauren Hartzenberg 30 Oct 2020
Congratulations to the SME companies who have won full-page BizListing entries in Bizcommunity's business directory...
Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020
The buzz and excitement around the continent's trade agreement, hailed as the answer to a fully integrated pan-African economy, has undoubtedly slowed its pace since the secretariat became operational in April 2020...
Zuneid Yousuf 15 Oct 2020
At a time when the rest of the world is re-thinking its approach to commercial agriculture, Africa has a clear opportunity to refresh its approach to the sector and become an emerging force.
2020 sure has been event-ful. Online platforms have proven increasingly valuable, especially in the business-to-business space, enabling more knowledge sharing, wider audience reach and networking opportunities than ever before!..
Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' Food Price Index averaged 97.9 points during the month, up 2.1% from August and 5.0% higher than its value in September 2019...
In the period between 2015 and 2019, Zimbabwe's maize imports averaged 17% of overall agricultural imports which were valued at US$795m, according to data from Trade Map. But last Zimbabwean government made an important statement aiming to boost its maize production...
Wandile Sihlobo 7 Sep 2020
The four-day event brings leading global manufacturers and decision-makers from the African agrofood and plastprintpack industries together, creating a network of valuable business contacts.
Low productivity is one of the biggest challenges facing Uganda's maize industry. But smallholder farmers still won't adopt improved seed.
HyeJin Lee 3 Sep 2020
