African Agriculture and Food Systems
A conversation with Geoffrey Kirenga reveals how six decades of strategic investment, policy evolution, and farmer resilience built one of Africa’s rare food self-sufficient nations When Geoffrey Kirenga settles into the studio chair at TBC, he carries with him not just the institutional memory of Tanzania’s agricultural sector, but a profound respect for the millions […]
Kilimokwanza.org Report 51 Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of Tanzania’s agrarian transformation between 2014 and 2025, driven by the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT) and its national-scale successor, the Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania (AGCOT). Over this decade, SAGCOT introduced 12 transformative innovations that redefined agricultural productivity, market integration, environmental sustainability, […]
Countries worldwide are accelerating reforms to redirect over $650 billion in annual farm subsidies toward climate resilience and sustainability A major transformation in global agricultural policy is underway as nations move to repurpose farm support systems, shifting away from traditional subsidies toward climate-smart practices and sustainable farming methods, according to a new report published under […]
Africa’s Next Agricultural Revolution Will Be Financial, Digital, and Sustainability-Driven In early December on the sunlit shores of Mombasa, the Africa Members Convention (AMC 2025) convened thousands of the continent’s most respected finance, governance, and sustainability leaders. Although the gathering was built around the accountancy profession, its ripple effects reached far beyond the world of […]
Tanzania’s soybean sector has crossed a historic milestone with the official 2025 release of SANGE SOYA 01, a new locally bred soybean variety developed by Sange Agro-Seed Company Ltd under the leadership of Dr. Ambonesigwe Mbwaga. Emerging from a rigorous three-year selection process of more than 20,000 IITA genetic materials, SANGE SOYA 01 delivers exceptional […]
Retail Investors Lead Historic Oversubscription as Bank Lists on DSE The air was electric at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange yesterday as Tanzania Commercial Bank (TCB) celebrated not just a listing, but a financial milestone that speaks volumes about the changing face of Tanzania’s investment landscape. The Stawi bond, launched just months ago in […]
Nairobi, Kenya | 3 December 2025 — In a region where more than 70 percent of people draw their livelihoods from agriculture, and where food systems are strained by climate shocks and volatile markets, a new movement is taking shape. It is youthful, ambitious, technology-driven — and rapidly gaining momentum across East Africa. This week, […]
NAIROBI — Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya has appointed Rashmi Pillai, a seasoned expert in digital financial services and former executive at the fintech unicorn Wave Mobile Money, as its next Chief Executive Officer. Pillai will take the helm in February 2026, succeeding Tamara Cook, whose six-year tenure has been defined by a pivot toward “financial […]
Kilimokwanza.org Report 50, December 1: The Century of the Hoe and the Tractor: A Socio-Ecological History of Agricultural Development in Tanzania (c. 1924–2024) Introduction: The Metabolic Rift and the Unfinished Agrarian Question The agricultural history of Tanzania over the last century is not merely a chronicle of crop yields, export statistics, or shifting political regimes; […]
A Landmark Deal Opens Tanzania’s Markets In early November 2025, Tanzania quietly gave the green light for imports of 14 Brazilian animal protein products, signaling a major shift in its food supply strategy. The decision, confirmed by Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock on November 7th, followed the signing of strict sanitary agreements between the […]