Congo Basin Agroecology Roadmap Adopted by Six Countries in Cameroon
A Congo Basin agroecology roadmap adopted in Cameroon asks six governments to steer 30% of their farm investment plan budgets...
September 3, 2026Topic
agriculture
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Shuts Botswana Out of the EU Beef Market
Botswana beef exports face EU restrictions after foot-and-mouth outbreaks, with the country's only EU-listed slaughterhouse sitting inside an affected
September 3, 2026
South Africa Raises Its Sugar Duty as the Cutters Vanish
The South Africa sugar duty rose on 28 August to about R6.98 a kilogram, weeks after growers said a 30...
September 3, 2026
Kigali Is Hosting Africa’s Biggest Farm Investment Meeting This Week
The 20th Africa Food Systems Forum runs in Kigali to 4 September. Last year's Dakar edition drew US$6.14 billion in...
September 2, 2026
Egypt Is About to Import More Corn Than Wheat, and Brazil Is Selling It
Egypt will import more corn than wheat for the first time in 2026/27, on USDA figures. Brazil shipped 5.54 million...
September 2, 2026
Ivory Coast Holds Its Cocoa Price at a 57% Discount, and 1.1 Million Farmers Feel It
Ivory Coast held its cocoa farmgate price at 1,200 CFA francs (US$2.12) a kilo for 2026/27, 57% below the 2025/26...
September 2, 2026
Nigeria’s Economy Grew 4.43% in the Second Quarter
Nigeria GDP growth hit 4.43% year on year in the second quarter of 2026, the strongest quarterly reading since the...
September 2, 2026
Brazil Senate Fast-Tracks Rural Insurance Overhaul as El Niño Threatens Crops
Brazil's Senate is set to vote a rural insurance overhaul as El Niño threatens the 2026/27 crop, with subsidy funds...
September 1, 2026
Government Denies Bulawayo Millers Have Stopped Over Maize
A Zimbabwe maize shortage has closed milling at Blue Ribbon and 23 smaller millers in Bulawayo, according to a circular...
August 29, 2026