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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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Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Kor!An

17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

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New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

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

CHENQH via

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

3dman_eu via

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

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

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

tpsdave via

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

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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

Unknown via

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

neufal54 via

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

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MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

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Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

ICTGambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

AgricultureUltra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

AgricultureGood to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

AgricultureEfforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

AgricultureReviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

AgricultureGlobal food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

AMISOM Public Information via

AgricultureNew guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Kor!An

Agriculture17 counties set to revive pyrethrum farming

Waikwa Maina and Francis Mureithi 3 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

RetailTool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

Free-Photos via

AgricultureNew campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

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

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

10 Oct 2017

CHENQH via

AgricultureGovernors want bloom back into pyrethrum crop

Francis Mureithi 9 Oct 2017

SA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

RetailSA companies explore opportunities in Tunisia, Algeria

3 Oct 2017

3dman_eu via

AgricultureHow safe is the food on your plate?

19 Sep 2017

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

AgricultureMajor investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

15 Sep 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

AgricultureSustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Meditations via

AgricultureHot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

Caroline Wambui 11 Sep 2017

Image Source:

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

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

tpsdave via

AgricultureAmid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

PublicDomainPictures via

AgricultureKenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

AgricultureWith more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

Kagondu Njagi 2 Aug 2017

stokpic via

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

Irene Mugo 1 Aug 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

AgricultureWinners 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

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

28 Jun 2017

Kate HoltAusAID via

AgricultureClues and solutions to Kenya's puzzling food price crisis

Timothy Njagi Njeru 2 Jun 2017

Unknown via

AgricultureKenyan avocado farmers receive GlobalG.A.P. certification

10 Apr 2017

Collectie Stichting Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen via

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

Caroline Wambui 4 Apr 2017

neufal54 via

AgricultureEdible oils now on EAC list of sensitive goods

Christabel Ligami 16 Mar 2017

reinout_dujardin via - Lake Victoria, Uganda

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

Halima Abdallah 15 Mar 2017

Image by 123RF

Marketing & MediaMasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

- Photo: Rachel Kibui

AgricultureDairy farmers to benefit from solar-powered coolers

Kennedy Senelwa 1 Mar 2017

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

Leopold Obi 22 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

AgricultureFood prices approaching record highs in East Africa due to drought

15 Feb 2017

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Agriculture2KUZE paving the way to a cashless agricultural sector

18 Jan 2017

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AgricultureBetter livestock policies in Africa offer a pathway out of poverty

Thumbi Mwangi 13 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

Agriculture4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Cheap milk from South Africa, Europe hurts Kenyan exports

AgricultureCheap 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.

AgricultureInternational markets hungry for Nakuru County herbs

14 Apr 2016

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

AgricultureNew project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

Beehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

AgricultureBeehive fences in Kenya fend off elephants

2 Dec 2015