sustainable agriculture

South Africa is expected to export around 3 million metric tons of corn during the 2026/27 marketing season, marking a significant recovery for one of Africa’s largest grain exporters as…

Canada is positioning Africa as a key growth frontier for wheat exports as rising population, rapid urbanisation and changing dietary patterns drive long-term demand across the continent, a senior industry…

Ivory Coast is facing sharp increases in sheep prices ahead of Eid al-Adha as regional export restrictions, insecurity and disrupted trade routes across the Sahel constrain livestock supplies into West Africa’s…

Madagascar’s cocoa industry is facing renewed economic uncertainty as declining international cocoa prices place increasing pressure on producers, exporters and small-scale processors dependent on the sector for income and trade…

The United Nations General Assembly has adopted a landmark resolution welcoming the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on States’ legal obligations regarding climate change, marking a major…

Mali is negotiating new mechanisms with Russia to secure fertilizer supplies for future farming seasons, as rising geopolitical tensions, export controls and maritime disruptions place growing pressure on global agricultural…

African parliamentarians have committed to strengthening coordination among legislatures, governments and regional institutions to advance a unified continental position in global climate and methane negotiations, as pressure grows on developing…

Africa’s efforts to tackle youth unemployment, food insecurity and economic inequality are increasingly converging around one sector: agribusiness. As nearly 12 million young Africans enter the labour market each year while formal job creation remains limited,…

Nearly two decades after African governments pledged to dramatically increase fertilizer use under the landmark Abuja Declaration, the continent continues to lag far behind global agricultural regions in soil nutrient…

A European Union-backed agricultural programme in Zambia’s Eastern Province is accelerating the transition from subsistence farming toward climate-resilient agribusiness systems, as more than 54,000 smallholder farmers adopt sustainable farming practices aimed at…