African agriculture news: food production, agribusiness, farm inputs, exports, food security and agricultural policy.
Earlier this week, US lawmaker and Iowa Attorney General, Tom Miller, joined farmers’ unions in calling the White House to waive tariffs on Moroccan fertilizers. Miller called on President Biden’s …
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations disclosed that it is scaling up the urgent procurement of fertilizers to help farmers in northern Ethiopia sow their fields …
The construction of a previously stalled $12.2 million center of excellence for agriculture mechanization project is being revived, according to the Rwanda Agriculture and Animal Resources Development Board (RAB), and …
The Ghana Exim Bank has launched the raw material development project aimed at addressing raw material shortages among companies it is financing. According to the bank, most of the factories …
The government of Kenya has given assurance that there will be enough maize flour, commonly known as unga, on the shelves in the coming days. Speaking to the press in …
Tea prices at the weekly Mombasa auction dipped slightly this week amid decreased demand for the commodity. At this week’s auction, a kilo averaged USD2.20(Sh262.13) up from USD2.22(Sh264.51) last week. …
The federal government of Nigeria has announced that it received a $134 million loan from the Africa Development Bank (AFDB) to boost wheat production. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Muhammad …
The Federal Government of Nigeria, on Tuesday, launched the National Cocoa Management Committee (NCMC), to tackle some of the challenges in the cocoa sector. Speaking at the inauguration of the …
Low rainfall, high cost of fertilizer and seeds, and high fuel prices hindered production in the agricultural sector in July, a new survey has shown. According to the Agriculture Sector …
Notore Chemical Industries Plc, a vertically integrated agro-allied and chemicals business has recorded group revenue of N26.28 billion for the six-month period ended 30th June 2022. This translates to a …
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