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Kenya Champions Women-Led Agribusiness for Food Security and Inclusion

Kenya is placing greater emphasis on women-led agribusiness as a strategic driver of food security, rural development, and inclusive economic growth. This approach reflects growing recognition of the critical role.

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From Policy to Pasture: Tanzania’s Livestock Reform

Livestock production remains a critical pillar of agricultural development across Africa, contributing approximately 7–8% of GDP and supporting millions of rural livelihoods through food security, employment, and income generation. Tanzania,.

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Innovating Africa’s Future Food Systems: Wanjiru Mambo, Founder and Director, Wedegehut Food Ltd

Africa’s food systems are undergoing rapid transformation as entrepreneurs step forward to address challenges related to food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture. Among these emerging changemakers is Wanjiru Mambo, Founder.

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Kenya’s Agriculture Secures Landmark China Trade Deal

A major economic opportunity has emerged for Kenya following China’s confirmation that a range of Kenyan agricultural exports will enter its market duty-free from 1 May. This policy shift grants.

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Ghana End-Harvest Deal: Strategic Shift from Raw Exports to Value Addition

Ghana is close to finalising a major “end-harvest agreement” with China, with policymakers framing it as a strategic inflexion point: zero-tariff access for key Ghanaian exports into one of the.

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Ghana’s Cocoa Industry Expansion Following US Tariff Removal

Ghana stands to benefit economically following the United States’ decision to lift a 15% tariff on cocoa and other key agricultural exports, effective November 13, 2025. Announced via executive order.

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Nigeria, World Bank Launch $500 Million Agribusiness Drive

In a world where nearly 500 million smallholder farmers produce approximately 80 per cent of the food consumed globally yet remain mired in subsistence agriculture, the launch of the AgriConnect.

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Inside Ethiopia’s Push to End Child Malnutrition

Ethiopia’s ongoing efforts to combat child malnutrition are showing steady progress, with recent data highlighting the government’s and humanitarian partners’ strides in saving young lives and building stronger nutrition systems.

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World Food Day 2025: Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Hunger-Free Africa

“Hunger is not an issue of charity. It is an issue of justice.” — Jacques Diouf, Former Director-General, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)   Every year on October 16, the.

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Ethiopia’s Industrial Growth Accelerates with Dangote’s $2.5B Fertiliser Plant

When Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, broke ground for a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia, it wasn’t just another business announcement — it was a statement about the.

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