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...
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...