African Agriculture and Food Systems
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…
At the IGNITE 2026 National Youth Agricultural Opportunity Dialogue, one message resonated powerfully: agriculture is no longer a sector of survival—it’s a sector of…
In a working session held in recent days, heads of Tanzania’s agricultural agencies gathered not to celebrate plans, but to confront them. The Agricultural…
Tanzania Bureau of Standards Suspends 106 Quality Certificates and Licences Public Warning: Non-Compliant Products Removed from Market Dar es Salaam, 20 January 2026 The…
By James Mwangi In the bustling agricultural markets of East Africa, a quiet but formidable transformation has been taking place across the southern highlands…
In one sweeping decision, an Africa country is tackling toxic agriculture in ways the wealthy world has only talked about. But the real test…
By Kilimokwanza.org The agricultural sector, historically positioned as the engine of African economic development and the primary source of livelihood for the majority of…
By Anthony Muchoki No one remembers the farmer’s name. That’s how you know the story is true. The way they tell it across Nyandarua,…
Titled “Mwongozo wa Uendelezaji wa Tasnia ya Parachichi”, this comprehensive roadmap, issued by the Ministry of Agriculture—outlines best practices from farm to export, defines…
Dar es Salaam — Strategic investment in market promotion is delivering tangible gains for Tanzania’s horticulture sector, boosting exports, job creation, and global visibility,…
1. Introduction: The Dual Heritage of Tanzanian Flavor The beverage culture of Tanzania is a complex tapestry woven from two distinct yet overlapping botanical…
How a woman who dropped out of school in Standard Two built the Southern Highlands’ largest fortified flour empire By Anthony Muchoki Twenty years…
Kilimokwanza.org editorial response to “Resurrecting a presumed ghost: the challenges and revival of the Southern agricultural growth corridor of Tanzania in a changing political…
AGCOT Centre Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Geoffrey Kirenga, has called for greater clarity in how startups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are understood…
Kilimokwanza Report, 56, Dec 2025 This report provides an exhaustive analysis of the emergent aggregation models transforming agricultural value chains, focusing on the distinction…