Côte d’Ivoire secures $50 million climate finance package to support smallholder farmers
Côte d’Ivoire has secured a US$50 million climate finance package from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to help thousands of smallholder farmers adapt to...
Africa Phytosanitary Programme Reaches 38 Countries as Phase 3 Kicks Off in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and partners launched the third phase...
Standard Bank and DHL Widen Support for Businesses Entering Export Markets
Building on the success of last year’s Export Readiness Programme in KwaZulu-Natal, Standard Bank Business and Commercial Banking is expanding the initiative to Gauteng...
Kenya’s 5 Billion-Egg Shortfall Ties Fuel Shocks to Food Inflation and Interest Rates
Kenya's June inflation figures, due from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) on 30 June, may indicate whether the recent rise in food...
Angola, IFAD, and partners team up on AgriConnect to transform agriculture
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) today joined the Government of Angola, the World Bank Group and development partners in launching the Angola...
Flemish microbial agriculture research initiative secures €1.9m to boost performance of biological crop solutions
Ghent, Belgium, 24th June 2026 – A new collaborative research initiative aimed at improving the reliability of microbial agricultural products has secured €1.9 million...
Standard Bank Group puts R3.45bn behind Africa’s sustainable farming shift
Standard Bank Group mobilised R3.45 billion for climate‑smart agriculture in the last year, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable food systems, climate resilience and inclusive...
Turmeric value chain project targets 800,000 farmers in Kenya with multi-billion agro-industrial expansion plan
A major agro-industrial initiative is set to transform turmeric farming in Kenya, targeting more than 800,000 farmers through a large-scale contract farming and value-addition...
Food deflation at 17 month low of 1.6% y/y softens the blow of the...
Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
South Africa’s headline inflation jumped from 4% in April to 4.5% year-on-year (y/y) in May 2026, reflecting expansions...
Nuru, Helmsley launch $7.5M cross-border initiative to spur agribusiness growth in Burkina Faso and...
For many rural communities across West Africa, poverty, climate shocks, insecurity and economic isolation have combined to create a cycle of vulnerability that is...