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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

Cocoa prices hit highest in 12 years in New York

Cocoa prices hit highest in 12 years in New York

By Marcelo Teixeira 19 Jul 2023

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East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

9 Nov 2021

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Source: Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands exits Nigeria with sale of UAC Foods shareholding

30 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

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Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

Nita Bhalla 17 May 2021

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

6 May 2021

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

6 May 2021

Global coffee market enjoys ongoing growth despite pandemic

13 Apr 2021

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

8 Apr 2021

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

18 Mar 2021

Credit: Bruno via Pexels

Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

15 Mar 2021

Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

10 Mar 2021

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

5 Mar 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat founder. Credit: Beyond Meat

PepsiCo and Beyond Meat partner to develop plant-based snacks

27 Jan 2021

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

18 Jan 2021

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy 4 Jan 2021

Credit: Eat Just

Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

New test for Johne's disease could be a game-changer

New test for Johne's disease could be a game-changer

4 Dec 2020

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

3 Dec 2020

Karolina Grabowska via

Overcoming water challenges in agriculture

26 Nov 2020

Global agtech market value to reach $22bn by 2025

26 Nov 2020

Credit: Elsa Olofsson from Pexels

Legal recreational cannabis sales to grow 376% globally by 2025

11 Nov 2020

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

Prithvi Simha, Björn Vinnerås and Jenna Senecal 10 Nov 2020

Global food prices continue to rise in July

Global food prices continue to rise in July

6 Aug 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Global poultry production to reach 137m tonnes in 2020

10 Jul 2020

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East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

9 Nov 2021

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Source: Tiger Brands

Tiger Brands exits Nigeria with sale of UAC Foods shareholding

30 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

Tetra Pak partners with Synercore to accelerate food chain innovation in Africa

2 Jul 2021

Source: miiya via

Rooibos tea: EU protection is good news for South African agriculture

29 Jun 2021

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

As climate change threatens Kenyan tea, millions of workers seen at risk

Nita Bhalla 17 May 2021

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

Michel Doukeris to succeed Carlos Brito as AB InBev CEO

6 May 2021

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

6 May 2021

Global coffee market enjoys ongoing growth despite pandemic

13 Apr 2021

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

Global food prices rise for 10th consecutive month

8 Apr 2021

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

RCL in joint venture to scale plant-based food market in Africa

18 Mar 2021

Credit: Bruno via Pexels

Nestlé Hatcher platform invites collaboration with African innovators

15 Mar 2021

Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

10 Mar 2021

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

5 Mar 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Why it pays to link products to places - and how African countries can do it

Samuel Samiai Andrews 24 Feb 2021

Ethan Brown, Beyond Meat founder. Credit: Beyond Meat

PepsiCo and Beyond Meat partner to develop plant-based snacks

27 Jan 2021

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

PepsiCo aims for net-zero emissions by 2040

18 Jan 2021

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Demand for meat is driving deforestation in Brazil - changing the soy industry could stop it

Angela Guerrero and Malika Virah-Sawmy 4 Jan 2021

Credit: Eat Just

Singapore approves cell-cultured chicken bites - who will be the first to try them?

Chris Bryant 7 Dec 2020

New test for Johne's disease could be a game-changer

New test for Johne's disease could be a game-changer

4 Dec 2020

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

Global food prices rise by 3.9%

3 Dec 2020

Karolina Grabowska via

Overcoming water challenges in agriculture

26 Nov 2020

Global agtech market value to reach $22bn by 2025

26 Nov 2020

Credit: Elsa Olofsson from Pexels

Legal recreational cannabis sales to grow 376% globally by 2025

11 Nov 2020

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

Prithvi Simha, Björn Vinnerås and Jenna Senecal 10 Nov 2020

Global food prices continue to rise in July

Global food prices continue to rise in July

6 Aug 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Global poultry production to reach 137m tonnes in 2020

10 Jul 2020

Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

Global food price index falls to a 17-month low

4 Jun 2020

New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

22 May 2020

Avocados in Kenya: What's holding back smallholder farmers

Avocados in Kenya: What's holding back smallholder farmers

Mulubrhan Amare 19 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

Sylvia Ng'eno 10 Feb 2020

Using technology to plug wastage in Africa's agri value chain

Using technology to plug wastage in Africa's agri value chain

6 Feb 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

East Africa agri-industry director honoured for role in agricultural transformation

20 Jan 2020

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Rémi Nono Womdim 19 Dec 2019

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019