Agriculture

Prices of rams have doubled across Nigeria as Muslims prepare for the 2025 Eid-el-Kabir celebration, also known as Sallah. Traders and livestock dealers say the sharp increase in prices is …

Uganda has started a major project to improve its coffee industry and increase earnings from processed coffee products. The project, called the Africa Coffee Park, is being developed in Ntungamo …

As part of efforts to tackle Nigeria’s energy poverty and climate crisis, energy technology company KoolBox has unveiled KoolBuy, a new platform aimed at expanding access to solar-powered refrigeration for …

The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has flagged off a major training programme aimed at helping Nigerian livestock value chain actors benefit from a $2.5 billion Foreign …

South Africa’s economy recorded a weak performance in the first quarter of 2025, growing by only 0.1% on a quarter-on-quarter basis, according to data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats …

Nigeria has begun importing high-yield dairy cattle from Denmark in a bold move to double its milk production within five years and slash the country’s $1.5 billion annual dairy import …

Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the Tinubu administration’s determination to transform Nigeria’s cocoa industry by shifting focus from mere production to full-scale processing and value addition. He also disclosed …

Standard Insurance Consultants Limited (SICL), one of Nigeria’s foremost insurance and reinsurance brokerage firms, has reaffirmed its commitment to national development with a ₦50 million donation to the building project …

Tanzania is now aiming high in the agricultural sector, as the country sets a new target to hit $2 billion in annual horticulture exports by the year 2030. This goal …

Kenya’s earnings from fresh vegetable exports have dropped sharply from KSh 51 billion in 2023 to KSh 23.4 billion in 2024, representing a fall of over 50 percent. This major …