Chinese importer backs South African apples with landmark billboard campaign
In a country that produces more apples and pears than any other in the world, standing out requires more than simply supplying quality fruit....
Africa’s farmers are not unbankable, our financial systems are data-blind.
By Abraham Nyabera, Co-founder, FarmFuzion
Africa’s farmers power one of the continent’s most important industries, yet remain among its least adequately financed participants. Agriculture contributes...
The Invisible Infrastructure of Rural Morocco: Why Investing in Agriculture is Investing in Public...
By Carter Covington, Marrakech, Morocco
Throughout my time at the High Atlas Foundation (HAF), I kept noticing what I've come to think of as the...
Steady interest rates ease pressure on South African agribusinesses
The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision to keep interest rates unchanged has provided welcome relief for the country's agricultural sector,...
Record harvest knocks food inflation to a 15.5-year low of 1.4% y/y in June...
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
South Africa’s headline inflation accelerated by 0.5 percentage points from May to 5.0% year-on-year (y/y) in June...
Sudan launches SDG3 trillion farm financing consortium to support summer cropping season
Sudan's Finance Minister Gebreil Ibrahim (right) and Central Bank Governor Amna Mirghani attend a meeting in Khartoum on July 9, 2026, to launch a...
Breaking Compaction. Building Productivity. The Sumo Deep Tillage Solution
Healthy soils are the foundation of profitable farming, but soil compaction remains one of the biggest challenges facing growers worldwide. Whether caused by repeated...
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...