African Agriculture and Food Systems
As Tanzania grapples with increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, the Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania (AGCOT) has issued a strong advisory calling on farmers to urgently adopt soil health–centered farming practices as a practical response to climate change, drought, and declining agricultural productivity. Across Tanzania and much of Africa, farmers are facing a growing convergence of […]
Dodoma, December 10, 2025 — The Government has called on all agricultural institutions to ensure that ongoing projects, especially irrigation initiatives, generate tangible results that improve farmers’ livelihoods and strengthen the national economy. This directive was issued by the Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Daniel Chongolo (MP), during a working session with leaders from the Agricultural […]
NAIROBI, Kenya – AMEA Global has announced the appointment of Peter Nduati as its new Country Lead for Kenya, a strategic move aimed at strengthening the country’s Business Development Services (BDS) ecosystem. In his new capacity, Nduati is tasked with providing strategic leadership to the AMEA Kenya Local Network. His primary mandate is to advance […]
Kilimokwanza.org Reporter As Tanzania races to secure her place among Africa’s agricultural powerhouses, a quieter but transformative revolution is unfolding far from the public eye. It is not happening in government conference halls, nor is it unfolding on the grand stages where macroeconomic plans are often declared. Instead, it is taking place in the hands […]
NAIROBI, Kenya — A landmark survey of Kenya’s rural economy has upended long-standing myths, revealing a dynamic, structured, and digitally engaged class of agripreneurs far removed from the image of informal subsistence farmers often portrayed in policy circles. Titled “The Hidden Agripreneur Economy”, the report by social enterprise Kuza draws on data from 1,053 rural […]
Kilimokwanza.org Report 52 Kenya’s economy in 2024–2025 reflects a period of recalibration marked by stabilization reforms, moderated growth, and sectoral divergence. After volatility in 2023, GDP growth eased to 4.7% in 2024 as tight monetary policy—anchored by a 12.5% CBR—successfully drove inflation down from 7.7% to 4.5%, strengthening macroeconomic stability but constraining credit expansion. Services […]
Nyandarua County, Kenya — The Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) will host a major public livestock auction on December 10, 2025, at the Ol Joro Orok Dairy Research Centre (DRC) in Nyandarua County. Scheduled to begin at 10:00 am, the event is expected to attract a large turnout of farmers, breeders, cooperatives, youth […]
By Anthony Muchoki For months, it felt like magic.You type a few words—and poof—an intelligent response appears. Not canned. Not robotic. Thoughtful, helpful, sometimes even witty. It stopped feeling like software and started feeling like a utility: as dependable as water from your tap or light from your bulb. Then, without warning, the spell breaks. […]
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, […]