Jakaya Kikwete to be announced Africa Food Prize New Chair
The Africa Food Prize Committee is set to announce Jakaya Kikwete as the new chair for the prestigious award. The announcement is scheduled to take place at the Radisson Blu…
SAGCOT 2022 Annual Report: A Year of Remarkable Achievements and Progressive Strides in Tanzanian Agriculture
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) unveiled its 2022 Annual Report, chronicling a year of substantial achievements, impactful collaborations, and significant strides in the…
T-Hakiki: preventing the sale of input counterfeits with mobile technology takes root in Tanzania
Tanzania- East Africa’s agriculture powerhouse has made a lot of strides in controlling the sale and use of uncertified input, thanks to public and private partnerships geared to transforming smallholder…
Dr Kijaji says AGRF enabled the government and the private sector to meet with investors via the deal room.
By AJM Muchoki At the 12th AGRF SUMMIT’s Agribusiness Dealroom, Tanzania Investment Centre presented tremendous opportunities in sunflower (edible oil), dairy, horticulture and aquaculture sub-sectors. The myriad opportunities under Tanzania…
US$200,000 for two young agripreneurs from Kenya and Uganda
Generation Africa awards US$100,000 to two young agripreneurs from Kenya and Uganda in the fourth annual GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition at the African Green Revolution Forum Summit in Kigali, Rwanda….
Ethiopia flagships to boost wheat, rice, edible oil seed and animal feed value chains
Together with the Government of Ethiopia, AGRA designed three flagship programs to address critical gaps in wheat, rice, edible oil and animal feed availability The flagship programs were designed through…
Farmers in Makete District Encouraged to Test Soil Health to Boost Agricultural Production
Farmers in Makete District are advised to test the health of the soil in their farms to increase productivity in various crop farming, including corn, wheat, potatoes and other crops….
Malawi seeks bold agriculture investments
Malawi launches Agribusiness Deal Room ahead of the 2022 AGRF in Rwanda The launch was led by the Minister for Agriculture, Lobin Lowe, MP and AGRA Board Chair, H.E. Hailemariam…
Call for improved agriculture business in Tanzania
Dar es Salaam, 07/08/2022 Tanzania under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan has placed agriculture at the top of the agenda, thus it’s paramount for the ongoing efforts toward…
Improving the Agriculture Business Enabling Environment: A Pre-requisite for Agro-Industrialisation in Tanzania
By Dr Barney I. S. Laseko, Policy Implementation Consultant 8th August 2022 Introduction All governments in the world have held agriculture sectors very close to their hearts. The Government of…