Kenya Moves to Withdraw and Restrict Harmful Pesticides in Major Regulatory Shift
NAIROBI, June 23, 2025 — In a significant move to safeguard public health, environmental sustainability, and promote safe agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture and...
YEFFA Mozambique Empowers Youth in Agriculture, Charts Paths For Economic Resilience and Job Creation
The Youth Entrepreneurship for the Future of Agriculture (YEFFA) Mozambique Convening, held under the theme “Empowering Youth for Engagement in the Agri-food Sector to...
Kenya and Sweden Sign Carbon Trading Deal in Major Climate Finance Breakthrough
After nearly a year of negotiations, Kenya and Sweden have signed a bilateral emissions‑trading agreement under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement marking Sweden’s fourth...
ICRISAT introduces speed breeding protocol for finger millet poised to shorten the crop’s growing...
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has introduced a speed breeding protocol for finger millet, a globally first-of-its-kind innovation poised...
Restituted land is enabling young people to realise new opportunities in the country’s land...
In South Africa, where youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, reaching over 45% of people between the ages of 15 and 34 years, the land...
Grain by grain on the safe side
Whether grinding, mixing or filling - where tonnes of grain are moved every day, nothing can be left to chance. Minebea Intec supplies highly...
BMG’s formula to back emerging driver talent in South African motorsport
BMG has reaffirmed its commitment to local talent development through its sponsorship of 22-year-old Karabo Malemela, a driver on the Pablo Clark Racing (PCR)...
Equitable access to land is key to investing in rural development, fighting hunger and...
If the tenure of their productive lands is guaranteed, the rural population can play a decisive role as a driver of transformation of agri-food...
Surging vegetables and meat prices lift food inflation to 4.4% y/y in May 2025
The latest update on South Africa’s food inflation showed a further acceleration as vegetables and meat prices quickened in May 2025. South Africa’s annual...
Water: The Overlooked Key in South Africa’s Battle Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) continues to cast a long shadow over South Africa’s agricultural economy, jeopardising trade relations, disrupting rural livelihoods, and threatening the future...