Beyond Participation: Women’s Economic Empowerment in African Agriculture
With equitable access to productive assets, finance, knowledge, technology and markets, women can produce more, build stronger businesses, create employment and contribute more effectively...
Canola’s Golden Era: How Growth is Unlocking New Markets and Investment
The strong growth of South Africa’s canola industry over the past decade is creating new opportunities for local investment, further processing and market development...
FNB backs women in agriculture with an accessible funding solution for sustainable business growth
Zanele Mabelane, Product Portfolio Head at FNB CommercialAs South Africa’s agricultural sector gathers at NAMPO Cape, the focus on the future of farming provides...
Beyond tariffs and currency swings: The case for building farms that last
By Dawie Maree, Head of Information and MarketingWinter grain and livestock farmers in the Southern Cape are navigating a world where disruption has...
GDP growth undergoes a material moderation in 2Q26
By Thanda Sithole, FNB & WesBank Senior EconomistReal GDP growth moderated materially to -0.2% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) (seasonally adjusted) in 2Q26, from a downwardly...
Olam Agri unveils Baking Brighter Futures — $2M commitment for African bakers
Pan-African initiative brings together Olam Agri's baker development programmes to scale skills and equip aspiring food entrepreneurs with the resources and knowledge to meet...
From Farm Records to Credit: Making African Agriculture Bankable
BY : Christopher Burke Senior Advisor, WMC AfricaA farmer may have delivered cocoa, maize, coffee or milk to the same buyer for years. A...
Equity Group and IFAD Roll Out $200M Plan to Get Climate Finance to East...
Twelve-year blended finance mechanism to reach 260,000 smallholder producers and 500 rural enterprises across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, with Equity Group matching concessional...
Bank of Kigali, IFAD Unlock $12 Million for Rwanda’s Smallholder Farmers
The International Fund for Agricultural Development, Bank of Kigali and Aceli Africa announced today that they are partnering to strengthen agricultural financing in Rwanda...
Bayer Strengthens Combined Seed and Crop Protection Portfolio, Sets Stage for Blockbuster Launches
Bayer is implementing its previously announced ambition to bring 10 blockbusters to market over 10 years, beginning to launch major Crop Science innovations in...