sustainable agriculture

A new investment vehicle, Growth Investment Partners Zambia (GIP Zambia), has been officially launched to channel long-term, local currency finance into Zambian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The initiative, backed…

In a move expected to strengthen environmental accountability and ethical business practices across Kenya’s agribusiness sector, Del Monte Kenya Limited has officially joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. 

The European Union has launched the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025, unveiling the “Africa Initiative III”—a funding envelope of €500.5 million dedicated to Africa-focused research and innovation.

In a landmark show of solidarity, the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) have strengthened their partnership to foster…

AgriSA, a leading advocate for South Africa’s agricultural sector, is set to play a key role in the official launch of the B20 South Africa summit, taking place on 24-25…

Sistema.bio, a global leader in biogas technology and services for family farmers, has secured a significant investment from Novastar Ventures as part of a recent financing round. The USD 3.5…

Advancing tha cause of environmental conservation, the European Parliament has given the green light to a law that is set to ban imports into the European Union originating from land…

The over-reliance on maize in African agriculture is a ticking time bomb, both nutritionally and environmentally. Maize, while a staple food, does not meet the complete nutritional needs of the population. Its cultivation is increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, such as erratic rainfall patterns and temperature fluctuations.