The untapped value of Rooibos to SA’s economy
For millions of South Africans, Rooibos is simply part of the daily ritual – a steaming cup in the morning, a refreshing iced drink...
Women’s participation in agriculture must move beyond subsistence farming
By Zanele Mabelane, Product Portfolio Head of Agriculture at FNB CommercialAccording to Stats SA, there are approximately 40,000 commercial farming units in South Africa,...
Rethinking Aid in Rural Tanzania: How Monthly Micro-Savings Transform Lives
For years, US agencies involved in foreign aid advocated “localization.” This means relying on local people, organizations and communities to provide the kind of...
Scaling Smart Agriculture: Orbia Netafim Launches GrowSphere™ FLEX for Small and Mid-Sized Farms
Expanding the GrowSphere™ portfolio with a new irrigation and fertigation solution designed as an accessible, right-sized entry point into connected automationOrbia Advance Corporation...
WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS
Why post-fire recovery is about more than clean-up Wildfires don’t begin with dramatic flames racing across the landscape. They start quietly, with a...
Kenya eyes bixa production boost to unlock processing capacity, create jobs
Kenya is seeking to more than double its bixa production by expanding the number of growers and fully utilising the country’s 3,000-tonne annual processing...
Five Years Regenerating the Land: Lessons from a Farmer in Kirinyaga, Kenya
"We wanted to restore our soil. We wanted to produce healthy food. "Gladys Kanegeni’s, regenerative farmer from Kirinyaga, KenyaFor years, Gladys Kanegeni’s and fellow...
AU and partners launch continental index to gauge youth empowerment in African agrifood
The new Youth in Agrifood Systems Performance Index (YAPI) will help African governments measure whether young people have the skills, opportunities, financing, and policy...
Holland Greentech’s 2025 Green Growth Report Shows €3.3M Impact — Feeding 700,000 People Through...
Holland Greentech, a Dutch horticultural inputs and advisory company operating across twelve African countries, today published its 2025 Green Growth Report, detailing the company's...
The Invisible Infrastructure of Rural Morocco: Why Investing in Agriculture is Investing in Public...
By Carter Covington, Marrakech, MoroccoThroughout my time at the High Atlas Foundation (HAF), I kept noticing what I've come to think of as the...