African Agriculture and Food Systems
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…
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…
ARUSHA: Tanga Regional Commissioner Batilda Buriani has directed regional and district leaders in Arusha, Kilimanjaro, Manyara and Tanga to urgently identify and confirm suitable…
By Isaiah Esipisu and Anthony Muchoki The East African Legislative Assembly is advancing a groundbreaking regional legal framework for agroecology, a shift that could…
Ilula, Tanzania – In the rolling highlands of southern Tanzania, a quiet revolution is taking shape—one that challenges conventional assumptions about the divide between…
Registration under Chinese customs authority marks Tanzania’s largest single agribusiness market entry, positioning country as emerging force in global agricultural trade ARUSHA, February 4,…
🚨 URGENT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS 🚨 784,000 CHILDREN ARE STARVING WHILE THE WORLD LOOKS AWAY Kenya’s Climate Catastrophe Is Destroying Children’s Futures Right Now—Not in…
By Kilimokwanza.org Team For years, East African avocado farmers have watched their trees mysteriously decline – yellowing leaves, stunted growth, reduced yields, and eventual…
DODOMA, Tanzania — Tanzania has unveiled a detailed framework that could transform how one of the continent’s most important protein crops is grown. The…
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania — When Prime Minister Mwigulu L. Nchemba takes the stage at the Almasi Ballroom on February 3rd to launch Tanzania’s…
By Anthony Muchoki February 1, 2026 In the bustling port of Mombasa, containers bearing the label ‘Made in Kenya’ have long been outnumbered by…
DAR ES SALAAM — In 1961, a chartered plane circled the Kilombero Valley, unable to land because the “fertile” plains had turned into an…
The Revolution That Charges by the Hop: Why Kenya’s Digital Money is More Expensive Than the Cash It Was Meant to Replace By Anthony…
A Strategic Pivot Toward Financial Innovation in African Agriculture Nakuru, Kenya – January 26, 2026 – In a decisive moment for African agricultural policy,…
🥔 The Global Potato Revolution: Feeding the World One Event at a Time Published: January 2026 | Category: Global Agriculture | Reading Time: 8…