African Agriculture and Food Systems
DAR ES SALAAM, 30 September 2026 — When potato farmers in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands planted recycled seed, they harvested fewer than 8 tonnes a…
AGCOT Centre evidence review finds record production of 10.9 million tonnes but thin, highly yield-sensitive margins per hectare, and sets out six Entry Point…
Livestock, harvests, machinery and unpaid invoices can now support formal loans under a law passed by Parliament in Dodoma. Whether farmers actually benefit depends…
Nane Nane 2026 AGCOT Special Supplement
As donor-funded agricultural data systems shrink, a Chicago Council on Global Affairs white paper argues that agribusinesses, insurers and lenders must step in, and…
For nearly a quarter of a century, the Tanzania Seed Trade Association’s Executive Director has argued that food security starts in the seed -and…
Ifakara, Kilombero District22 September 2026 In the fertile plains of the Kilombero Valley — where sugarcane, rice, and horticultural crops fuel Tanzania’s agricultural growth…
MOUNTAIN VIEW & SEATTLE — September 18 — Google and the Gates Foundation have announced an expanded multi-year initiative to bring advanced artificial intelligence…
Nigerian industrialist Dr. Caesar Iyayi’s breakdown of the lithium value chain isn’t just a warning for Nigeria — it’s a mirror held up to…
a $570 million horticulture sector - TAHA's Dr. Jacqueline Mkindi says the target is $2 billion. Here's what stands between the two, and why…
The countdown has begun. In 49 days, TGT Grounds in Ngaramtoni, Arusha, will open its gates to HortiLogistica Africa 2026, a five-day gathering that…
Arusha, Tanzania — For three days 8–10 November 2026, the world’s fresh produce trade will look to Tanzania. HortiLogistica Africa 2026, the continent’s first…
Nairobi/Nyandarua/Machakos, Kenya — September 2026 In the misty rows of Kinangop, a labourer bends over trellised vines at dawn, snapping off pale-green snow pea…
Before Tanzania can build an export industry around shokishoki, it helps to know exactly what the fruit is, where it came from, and why…
A little-known fruit traded informally between Zanzibar and the mainland is now the subject of a serious commercial assessment — one that maps a…
A History of the Ol Kalou Salient Settlement Scheme, Nyandarua County Kilimokwanza Feature Desk Nyandarua, Kenya — On the high volcanic plateau west of…
Kigali, Rwanda / Nouakchott, Mauritania A new FAO methodology launched on 4 September 2026 at the Africa Food Systems Forum (AFSF) in Kigali shows…
Kigali, Rwanda / Kampala, Uganda Uganda’s public spending on agriculture alone has long sat below the African Union’s 10 percent target — but a…
Since 2003, African governments have made the same promise three times. In Maputo, in Malabo, and now in Kampala, heads of state have pledged…
Kigali, Rwanda, 4 September 2026 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched a new methodology on 4 September 2026, at…
For years, the arithmetic of Tanzania’s seed supply has worked against its own farmers: more than half of the certified seed planted every season…
SAGCOT and the Paper Trail —How Tanzania's Flagship Agriculture Programme Kept Leaning on One Corridor — Until It Became the Plan
Dar es Salaam — At the 10th Africa Agri Expo and 3rd Future Food, Livestock and Poultry Expo, AGCOT Centre’s Tullah Mloge argued that…
Taveta, Kenya — A newly released report from the Kanani Farmers Self-Help Group has laid bare the scale of the drainage crisis facing the…