African Agriculture and Food Systems
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 1st, 2026 | Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania Activates Northern, Central, and Mtwara Agricultural Corridors in Biggest Agri Push Since…
In rural Kenya, where nearly 40% of the population still lacks improved sanitation, an affordable Japanese-designed toilet solution is quietly transforming communities — one…
Veteran agricultural policy hand steps up to lead Tanzania’s private sector agriculture apex body at a pivotal moment The Agricultural Council of Tanzania (ACT)…
ENERGY & DEVELOPMENT Project Steering Committee declares Africa’s largest hydropower project 100% complete as national power generation surges from 1,600 MW to over 4,000…
A fifteen-year experiment in public-private partnership, once confined to a single corridor in southern Tanzania, is now being scaled across the nation — and…
Agriculture · Trade · Policy The Invisible Billions: How East Africa’s Agro-Processing Wealth Vanishes from Farm Budgets — and Why It Matters for 100…
Kilimokwanza.org Research Analysis | February 2026 Executive Summary On 17 December 2025, Japan’s Asahi Group Holdings announced an agreement to acquire Diageo’s 65% controlling…
In Mtwara, where the Indian Ocean meets some of Africa’s richest agricultural potential, leaders from Lindi, Ruvuma, and Mtwara delivered a unified message: the…
In Arusha, at the foot of Mount Meru, Tanzania’s most export-ready agricultural regions united under a single corridor framework , with a mandate to…
From Singida to the shores of Lake Victoria, Tanzania’s largest agricultural corridor came alive as Regional Commissioners, government leaders, and private sector stakeholders declared:…
DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania is sharpening its economic ambitions. The Government has announced that the Minority Interests Forum 2026, organized by the Office…
NEWS FEATURE | AGRICULTURE & INDUSTRY Tanzania Charts Bold Path to Cooking Oil Self-Sufficiency National Strategy Targets $1.37 Billion in Export Revenue Through Palm…
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – In aN achievement that underscores the rapid digitization of Tanzania’s economy, Watu Simu has financed one million smartphones across…
In mid-February 2026, an agronomist from Movement For Community Development (MCODE) visited a smallholder farm in Ruvuma, southern Tanzania. What they encountered was unambiguous:…
SONGEA, RUVUMA – The Ruvuma Regional Commissioner’s office has unveiled a comprehensive strategic plan to elevate soybeans into a premier commercial and food security…
Kilimokwanza.org R7 The African digital narrative of the mid-2020s is dominated by a bipolar hegemony: the “Silicon Savannah” of Kenya and the “Yabacon Valley”…
East Africa Financial Review | Special Report Microfinance • Rural Development • Tanzania The Bank That Bets on the Poor How VisionFund Tanzania is…
By Kilimokwanza.org Correspondent | Kilolo District, Iringa The morning air over Kilolo District carried the kind of quiet that precedes something significant. Arranged across…
DODOMA — Tanzania’s Permanent Secretary for Agriculture, Mr. Gerald Mweli, met with Ms. Frauke Jongbluth, the World Bank’s Food and Agriculture Manager, at Government…
From Barren to Bountiful: How One Farm in the Southern Highlands Is Writing Tanzania’s Agricultural Future The name says everything. Rutuba — Swahili for…
Smallholder farmers in Sumbawanga receive financing, inputs, and real-time agronomic support in landmark partnership SUMBAWANGA, Tanzania — Equity Bank (Tanzania) Limited and agricultural technology…
Njombe RC Anthony Mtaka challenges residents to see beyond the cold, seize local opportunities NJOMBE, Tanzania — While many associate Njombe with its chilly…
An Analysis of the Munich Security Report 2026 By James Mwaura In October 2025, construction crews began tearing down significant portions of the White…
New ACCA research reveals how technology, geopolitics, and shifting expectations are reshaping professional trajectories across the continent Nairobi, Kenya – The predictable climb up…