African Agriculture and Food Systems
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A decade after their first agricultural accord expired, Dodoma and Ankara are back at the table — this time eyeing irrigation, machinery, cold chains and the skills to…
NAIVASHA, KENYA — Along the volcanic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley, the cool morning mist rising from Lake Naivasha carries an unmistakable sense of anticipation. At Sawela…
After Years of Frustration, Ruvuma's Real World Locks In Its Soya Supply has…
Ahead of the 10th Africa Agri Expo in Dar es Salaam, AGCOT chief Geoffrey Kirenga argues that Tanzania’s drive for 10% annual agricultural growth will rise or fall…
By Kilimokwanza Reporter | Nairobi • Dar es Salaam • Kampala For generations, an East African beekeeper’s wealth was counted in honey and, occasionally, wax. That calculus is…
Kilimokwanza.org | From the Field — Iringa Region, March 2026 The Land Is Not the Variable After four days walking farms across Njombe and Iringa, AGCOT board member…
From Chalkboard to Fish Cage: How Tanzania’s BBT Fisheries Drive Is Turning Jobless Graduates into Lakeside Entrepreneurs A forum co-hosted by the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries and…
DAR ES SALAAM – In a strategic move to tackle youth unemployment, Tanzania’s blue economy sector is set to take a historic leap forward today. A major virtual…
By Esther Myika MOROGORO — Residents of Mvuha ward and the surrounding villages have been spared the tedious and costly journey of up to 80 kilometres into Morogoro…
By Esther Myika Central bank governors from member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have met in Dar es Salaam to discuss strategies for confronting the…
By Sifa Lubasi, Dodoma An Israeli agriculture and agribusiness expert, Oran Reuveni, has said that avocado and mango farming in the country must adopt modern, professional orchard management…
Rachel Mbabazi — Kilimokwanza Women -Celebrating the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 No. 2 · The Advocate The Woman Who Gave Uganda’s Rice Farmers a…
Kilimokwanza · Livestock, Fisheries & Apiculture Series · Issue 1 · Dairy Cattle Kilimokwanza| Agriculture & Agribusiness, East Africa Livestock-Fisheries-Apiculture / Issue 1 • 2026
How to MakeCashew Apple Wine A practical production guide for East African producers. bibo — usually wasted ———> a bottled, saleable wine
Irene Madeje Mlola, the banker turned regulator making 120-plus Tanzanian crops commercial. The first in Kilimokwanza Women of Change.
Twenty Years of Structured Trade · KilimoKwanza.org KILIMOKWANZA.ORG · Agriculture First WRRB at 20 · Dodoma 2026 WRRB at 20 · Special Report Twenty Years of Structured Trade:…
How Geophrey Tenganamba turned a childhood of “guesswork agronomy” in rural Tanzania into one of Africa’s most decorated soil-intelligence ventures — and what its place among the world’s…
A financing and governance model that keeps purpose-driven companies out of the hands of speculators is gaining ground across East Africa. As Uganda’s Rootical opens its doors in…
The 70% Question: Decoding Kenya’s National Livestock Research Agenda, 2025–2035 — Kilimokwanza KILIMOKWANZA Agriculture First · Agribusiness, Policy & the Land in East Africa Explainer · Policy Decoded…
Future Fields: Kenya’s Agriculture at the Crossroads of Climate, Capital and Code — Kilimokwanza KILIMOKWANZA Agriculture First · Agribusiness, Policy & the Land in East Africa Feature ·…
National output has jumped 89% in a single season. Behind the headline sits over a decade of corridor-building by AGCOT, led by Geoffrey Kirenga that gave a generation…
Two national budget speeches for 2026/27 tell two stories about one small, stubborn flower. The Ministry of Industry and Trade counts pyrethrum among the goods earning Tanzania hard…