Kenya’s property development opportunities ramp up as multinationals put down roots
Multinationals are fast recognizing the opportunities in the East Africa region given strong growth indicators that see Ethiopia’s developing infrastructure, and investors whetting their...
AFDB signs over $200m to ETC in a bid to promote agriculture in the...
The African Development Bank's (AfDB) has signed a $200 million Soft Commodity Finance Facility agreement with the Export Trading Group. The agreement comes as...
WhiteCap Cocoa Holdings Announces the Development of the World’s Second Largest Cocoa Farm in...
WhiteCap Cocoa Holdings LLC, a privately-held agri-business, based in Ghana and the United States, is pleased to announce the development of a 3,000-acre cocoa...
Morocco to host 2018 edition of ‘African Women in Agriculture’ conference
By Oscar Nkala:
US-based charity Believe In Africa (Day) has chosen the Moroccan city of Marrakech to host the second edition of its African Women...
A Few Remaks on the Recently Signed African Continental Free Trade Agreement
By Tinashe Kapuya* and Wandile Sihlobo:
The recently signed African Continental Free Trade Agreement (CFTA) is one of the world's largest free trade blocs and...
Zambia to revoke 35 000 land offer letters
By Oscar Nkala:
The Zambian Ministry of Land says it has started processes to revoke up to 35 000 offer letters for land countrywide because...
Agriculture proves to be a heavy lifter
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Business
On the back of a devastating drought in South Africa’s biggest agriculture region, the...
Global cereal output heading for a record
Following a better-than-expected harvest, the 2017/2018 marketing season should end with record inventory levels for wheat and maize. According to FAO's new Cereal Supply...
How Nigeria’s Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers
Nigerian startup Thrive Agric is using a crowdfunding platform to provide farmers with the finance they need to grow their businesses and offer ordinary...
KCM plc announces partnership to implement scalable agribusiness alongside its copper mining operations in...
One possible site for the Agri Development”
Konkola Copper Mines plc (“KCM”), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, has joined forces with AFGRI Agri Services,...