African Agriculture and Food Systems
A historic breakfast meeting in Dar es Salaam on May 9, 2026, marked the beginning of Tanzania’s boldest export transformation in a generation. With…
New global brief warns that failure to engage young people in farming threatens food security, economic growth, and climate resilience Dar es Salaam —…
From Construction to Cultivation: What East African Farmers Can Learn from Tanzania’s Self-Made Business Icon | Kilimokwanza A Kilimokwanza Special Feature From Construction to…
Dar es Salaam, 15th May 2026 — Geoffrey Kirenga, Chief Executive Officer of Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania (AGCOT) Centre Ltd, will address Tanzania’s…
A strategic analysis of production, processing power, varietal sovereignty and East Africa’s emerging share Compiled April/May 2026 Anthony Muchoki Executive Summary The world…
**Dar es Salaam, Tanzania** — In a breakfast meeting that could reshape Tanzania’s agricultural export trajectory, government officials and business leaders gathered at Johari…
DAR ES SALAAM — The Avocado Society of Tanzania (ASTA) has announced a new market opportunity for avocado farmers in the Njombe region, with…
SAGCOT Corridor avocado pioneer reveals Chinese buyers are ready as export license approval is pending Dar es Salaam, 9 May 2026 — As Tanzania’s…
Dar es Salaam, 9 May 2026 — The Ministry of Industry and Trade, in partnership with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China,…
Storage capacity has tripled in five years. The next-stage construction adds another 250,000 tons. Vision 2030 targets three million. The NFRA is being rebuilt…
Drought-tolerant beans. Heat-resistant cassava. Sorghum bred for marginal rainfall. The FY 2026/27 Hotuba reports the release of 54 new climate-resilient varieties — and names…
For decades, agricultural extension in Tanzania has been distributed across district councils, commodity boards, NGOs and private providers. NAESA pulls them together. The launch…
For decades, Tanzanian farmers applied fertilizer largely on instinct and inheritance. The Hotuba describes a quiet shift: soil intelligence is becoming infrastructure. Most farmers…
Tanzania’s digital input subsidy system — built on the e-Kilimo platform and integrated with ten government databases — is the architecture that moved input…
From 30,167 tons to 54,750 tons of improved seed produced inside Tanzania. From 44,581 tons to 79,214 tons of improved seed available to farmers.…
Five years ago, Tanzania produced 32,239 tons of fertilizer locally. In 2025/2026, it produced 123,203 tons. The country is still a net importer, but…
201,354 tons of avocado produced. 37,871 tons exported, 94.7% of target. 8 collection centres at 20% completion in Mbeya. 12 contracted across 4 regions.…
How Local Entrepreneurs Are Transforming Tanzania’s Cocoa Value Chain Through Homegrown Chocolate Brands Dar es Salaam — While Tanzania has long been recognized as a…
Fruits 8.05 million tons. Vegetables 1.63 million tons. Spices 95,458 tons. Total horticulture production at 108.68% of plan, with 33.9% growth over five years.…
Coffee at 88% of target, sugar at 59%, tobacco at 93%. Three crops with similar histories, very different current trajectories — and three distinct…
617,684 tons of raw cashew produced in 2025/26. The target was 700,000. Most cashew belts are within striking distance of full delivery. Behind the…
222,014 tons of cotton produced in 2025/26. The target was 400,000. The gap is real — and the recovery plan is concrete: a Simiyu…
After two decades of decline, the cooperative movement is back at the centre of Tanzania’s agricultural story — with 3.36 million members, integrated digital…
Without certified seeds, accredited plant-health testing, validated tissue culture and reliable soil analysis, none of the headline targets in the Hotuba are reachable. The…