African Agriculture and Food Systems
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The six oilseeds that decide East Africa’s edible-oil bill and its industrial future
Sheep and goats combined — the Dorper-and-Galla heritage flagships, the Halal-export commercial-development reference, and the emerging premium dairy-goat niche commercial trajectory
The eight legumes that fix nitrogen and feed protein into East Africa’s farms and tables
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — For too long, farming has been seen as a last resort: hard, manual work for the elderly or for…
The Potato Council of Tanzania and the National Potato Council of Kenya have signed a five-year MoU on seed, standards, trade and research at…
The Boran-anchored regional flagship beef breed, the structural pastoralist-to-premium-retail commercial-development trajectory, and the emerging Halal-export commercial-development reference — the second instalment of the new…
The seven cereals that feed East Africa — their varieties, their multipliers, their yield gaps
AfricaBlight's launch, new seed technologies and a Tanzania–Kenya agreement put practical cooperation at the centre of the Naivasha gathering.
The Kilimokwanza Seed Series is now complete: 18 Issues covering seed and planting-material systems for crops across Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, released…
A practical guide for farmers, multipliers and extension officers in East Africa to the eight planting-material options for Irish potato, from tissue culture to…
A Tanzania–Angola agreement to join two railways would put the Southern Highlands on a coast-to-coast freight route. Kilimokwanza analysis shows the prize for agriculture…
Seed Takes Centre Stage as Africa Hosts the World Potato Congress for the First Time Day One of the 13th World Potato Congress in…
Potato Council of Tanzania and National Potato Council of Kenya to formalise cooperation on technology, standards, trade and capacity building on 28 October in…
World Potato Congress Opens in Naivasha: Africa Takes the Global Potato Stage | Kilimokwanza.org Kilimokwanza.org Events · Potato Value Chain 13th World Potato Congress…
SAGCOT Corridor Rice Compact Supplement · Kilimokwanza.org ☰ Contents Kilimokwanza.org · SAGCOT Corridor Rice Compact Special Supplement The Partnerships, Investment and People Shaping Tanzania’s…
LABEL RESPONSIBILITY, NOT TOOLS World Food Day, 16 October 2026 On World Food Day, 16 October 2026, an agricultural organisation published a poster celebrating…
A Floor, Not a Fixed Price: COPRA's Irene Mlola Explains How Tanzania's New Avocado Trading System Will Work The avocado floor price protects farmers…
"We Will Compete on Quality, Not Just Volume": Chongolo Sets Tanzania's Avocado Agenda With avocado exports already past their 2030 target, the Minister for…
Kilimokwanza Reporter | 8 October 2026 The Avocado Society of Tanzania (ASTA) has opened a Member Satisfaction Survey and a Farmers’ Needs Assessment, calling…
Exports of 52,000 tonnes have overtaken a target that was not due until 2030.
Rice husks, maize cobs, cotton stalks and coffee pulp have long been burned or left to rot. Researchers, regulators and entrepreneurs now see them…
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…