https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/472.html Africa Agriculture news 15 Agriculture news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/472.html en-us Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:27:16 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/temu-helps-madagascar-vanilla-brand-expand-into-14-european-markets-634081a For many African producers, creating a premium product is only half the challenge. Reaching international consumers directly has traditionally been limited by high logistics costs, complex regulations and the expense of building overseas distribution networks. 1-270631 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/sa-farmers-to-earn-carbon-credit-income-via-upl-corps-smart-climate-ag-629591a UPL Corporation (UPL Corp), a global provider of sustainable agricultural solutions, has launched Smart Climate Ag, a climate-positive programme for South African commercial row-crop farmers. 1-263491 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 15:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hershey-nestle-other-cocoa-companies-defeat-appeal-of-child-slavery-lawsuit-812983a A federal appeals court on Tuesday, 22 July, rejected a proposed class action by eight Malian citizens who sought to hold Hershey, Nestle and five other companies liable for child labour on Ivory Coast cocoa farms. 1-259719 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/earth-day-spotlights-importance-of-environmental-management-of-tailing-dams-039335a Recently, tailings dams, which store the often toxic by-products of mining operations, have been failing at an alarming rate, with five major tailings dam failures globally in the first quarter of 2025. 1-257097 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/african-agri-investment-indaba-targets-transformative-change-in-agriculture-sector-030635a As Africa's agricultural sector faces increasing challenges from climate change and insufficient infrastructure, the African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII) remains a vital platform for promoting large-scale investment in the continent's agriculture. 1-252297 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 09:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/cameroon-farmers-turn-to-vigilantes-and-amulets-to-stop-cocoa-theft-707762a Rising cocoa prices driven by global production shortfalls have led to increased thefts of the commodity in farms in Cameroon, farmers and authorities say, forcing farmers to turn to machete-armed vigilantes, and amulets to stop thieves. 1-252172 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/mandela-rhodes-foundation-mrf-2024-aanit-prize-winners-announced-146336a Chido Dzinotyiwei (Zimbabwe & University of Cape Town, 2018) and Ismail Dumutu (South Sudan & University of Cape Town, 2022) were recently announced as winners of the Mandela Rhodes Foundation (MRF) 2024 Äänit Prize. 1-251838 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/africas-forgotten-foods-research-wins-prestigious-us-cozzarelli-prize-895753a An international research team has won the 2023 Cozzarelli Prize for a paper on the potential of ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa to provide healthy diets in a changing climate. 1-248459 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-will-not-delay-deforestation-law-environment-chief-says-on-ivory-coast-visit-453349a The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules. 1-247415 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.zw/Article/238/700/244976.html The World Food Programme is planning to feed 270,000 hungry Zimbabweans over the next three months, an official said on Friday, as the country braces for a poor harvest due to an El Nino-induced drought. 1-244976 Fri, 05 Jan 2024 16:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agriculture Africa