African Agriculture and Food Systems
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Avocado Farm-Gate Prices Steady; Aggregation Premiums Strengthen at 200 TZS/kg ASTA Weekly Pricing Report — Week 30, 2026 Tanzania’s avocado market held firm during the week of 20–26…
A report published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in February 2024, titled “Global Market Report: Soybean Prices and Sustainability,” delves into the complex landscape of…
Date: April 14, 2024 Geoffrey Kirenga, CEO of the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) Centre, has brought attention to the striking price of Tanzanian avocados in…
Tanzania’s Annual Agricultural Showcase Becomes the Nation’s Blueprint for Inclusive Growth, Agribusiness Transformation, and Food Systems Resilience From 1–8 August 2026, Tanzania’s seven agricultural exhibition zones will come…
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:…
A long-form investigation into the genetic foundations, structural challenges, and transformative potential of the Tanzanian rice sub-value chain in the wake of China’s historic zero-tariff framework By Kilimokwanza…
Tanzania’s livestock and fisheries sectors have demonstrated growing export competitiveness, with fisheries exports alone reaching 37,988.30 tonnes valued at TSh 493,159,932,259.50 by April 2026. Combined with livestock exports,…
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure development programme for the 2026/2027 fiscal year, with major investments in fishing ports, livestock markets, milk collection…
From Kasumulu to Tunduma to Sirari, Tanzania’s agricultural exports cross at a handful of land borders that have, until recently, been operating well below capacity. The FY 2026/27…
For 25 years, Kaizirege Camara has kept bees and built a business around the hive. Today he exports Tanzanian honey, rice, flour, and beans to Britain — and…
It began with a cardboard box, a Finnish potato enthusiast, and a small Tanzanian company knocking on cold doors in the Netherlands. A decade on, Tanzanian avocados are…
By Kilimokwanza There is a tendency, when discussing poor nutrition in Africa, to frame the problem as one of individual choice: people eat badly because they do not…
By Kilimokwanza.org The agricultural sector, historically positioned as the engine of African economic development and the primary source of livelihood for the majority of the continent’s population, is…
1. Introduction: The Anatomy of a Market Failure The global spice trade, a complex nexus of botanical vulnerability, geopolitical shifting, and climatic volatility, is currently witnessing a profound…
This KILIMOKWANZA.ORG report provides a comprehensive analysis of the “spinach” value chain in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. It begins by deconstructing the term “spinach,” revealing a complex agricultural…
Section 1: Executive Summary The landscape of Value Chain Finance (VCF) in Kenya represents one of the most dynamic and pivotal arenas for economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.…
Executive Summary Groundnuts, a high-value legume crop, are fundamental to food security, nutrition, and rural livelihoods globally, particularly across Africa. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the…
Dar es Salaam, July 19, 2025 – Tanzania’s spice industry, a vital contributor to the nation’s agricultural exports, is grappling with a severe crisis that could see its…