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Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premium

Ivory Coast in fresh stand-off with cocoa buyers over premiumAnge Aboa

Global food prices rebounds in July

Global food prices rebounds in July

7 Aug 2023

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

11 Jul 2023

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Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Governors want bloom back into pyrethrum crop

Francis Mureithi 9 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

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Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

Caroline Wambui 11 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

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Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

Kagondu Njagi 2 Aug 2017

Seed company rolls out maize variety for arid and semi-arid areas

Irene Mugo 1 Aug 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Left to Right: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya Chairman Apollo Owuor welcomes newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, Hosea Machuki to the association

Kenya's horticulture sector to undergo major changes as new standard comes into play

28 Jun 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Clues and solutions to Kenya's puzzling food price crisis

Timothy Njagi Njeru 2 Jun 2017

Kenyan avocado farmers receive GlobalG.A.P. certification

10 Apr 2017

Collectie Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen via

As farmers chop maize for cattle feed, food security worries grow

Caroline Wambui 4 Apr 2017

Edible oils now on EAC list of sensitive goods

Christabel Ligami 16 Mar 2017

reinout_dujardin via - Lake Victoria, Uganda

EAC states now act on overfishing to save stocks in Lake Victoria

Halima Abdallah 15 Mar 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

- Photo: Rachel Kibui

Dairy farmers to benefit from solar-powered coolers

Kennedy Senelwa 1 Mar 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers' profits heat up

Leopold Obi 22 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Food prices approaching record highs in East Africa due to drought

15 Feb 2017

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2KUZE paving the way to a cashless agricultural sector

18 Jan 2017

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Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Gerald Andae 2 Jun 2016

Simon Andys, founder of Premier Seeds, inspects basil in one of the greenhouses.

International markets hungry for Nakuru County herbs

14 Apr 2016

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

Beehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

Beehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

2 Dec 2015

More news

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Governors want bloom back into pyrethrum crop

Francis Mureithi 9 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

How safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Meditations via

Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

Caroline Wambui 11 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

PublicDomainPictures via

Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

Kagondu Njagi 2 Aug 2017

Seed company rolls out maize variety for arid and semi-arid areas

Irene Mugo 1 Aug 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Left to Right: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya Chairman Apollo Owuor welcomes newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, Hosea Machuki to the association

Kenya's horticulture sector to undergo major changes as new standard comes into play

28 Jun 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

Clues and solutions to Kenya's puzzling food price crisis

Timothy Njagi Njeru 2 Jun 2017

Kenyan avocado farmers receive GlobalG.A.P. certification

10 Apr 2017

Collectie Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen via

As farmers chop maize for cattle feed, food security worries grow

Caroline Wambui 4 Apr 2017

Edible oils now on EAC list of sensitive goods

Christabel Ligami 16 Mar 2017

reinout_dujardin via - Lake Victoria, Uganda

EAC states now act on overfishing to save stocks in Lake Victoria

Halima Abdallah 15 Mar 2017

MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

- Photo: Rachel Kibui

Dairy farmers to benefit from solar-powered coolers

Kennedy Senelwa 1 Mar 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers' profits heat up

Leopold Obi 22 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Food prices approaching record highs in East Africa due to drought

15 Feb 2017

Image Provided by Marstercard

2KUZE paving the way to a cashless agricultural sector

18 Jan 2017

imaginextra via

Better livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

Gerald Andae 2 Jun 2016

Simon Andys, founder of Premier Seeds, inspects basil in one of the greenhouses.

International markets hungry for Nakuru County herbs

14 Apr 2016

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

Beehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

Beehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

2 Dec 2015

INTL FCStone's Stuart Ponder addresses Africa Breakfast Club

1 Dec 2015

Chives open up export market for Nakuru farmers

Chives open up export market for Nakuru farmers

23 Nov 2015

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana will chair a workshop on food production in SADC countries alongside New Zealand High Commissioner Richard Mann. Image: GCIS

Workshop to help SADC countries improve food production

1 Sep 2014

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

Could Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is confident that the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act will be renewed and that the local production of movies in South Africa will increase. Image: GCIS

Postive results likely from US-Africa summit says Davies

13 Aug 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

Sanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014

SAB is expanding its malting plant and will provide malted barley to other African countries. Image: SAB Miller

SAB seeks African growth via larger maltings plant

Nick Hedley 13 Mar 2014

Food producers in high-priced certainty

Food producers in high-priced certainty

8 Oct 2013

Crunch time for fruit exports

Crunch time for fruit exports

16 Sep 2013