African Agriculture and Food Systems
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…
NAIVASHA, Kenya, 27 October 2026 — Tanzania’s potato farmers will keep working hard and going nowhere unless they abandon old habits for certified seed…
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…
DAR ES SALAAM, 30 September 2026 — When potato farmers in Tanzania’s Southern Highlands planted recycled seed, they harvested fewer than 8 tonnes a…
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…
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…
A History of the Ol Kalou Salient Settlement Scheme, Nyandarua County Kilimokwanza Feature Desk Nyandarua, Kenya — On the high volcanic plateau west of…
An Industrial and Culinary Guide to Value-Added Products Derived from Irish Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)
Tanzania’s Potato Surge: Institutional Architecture, Regional Integration, and a Moment on the Global Stage **The Minister’s Roadmap — Daniel Chongolo’s April 2026 announcement: from…
The Three That Carry the South: Inside Ihemi, Kilombero and Mbarali — SAGCOT's Priority Clusters in the AGCOT Era
NAIVASHA, KENYA — Along the volcanic landscapes of the Great Rift Valley, the cool morning mist rising from Lake Naivasha carries an unmistakable sense…
National output has jumped 89% in a single season. Behind the headline sits over a decade of corridor-building by AGCOT, led by Geoffrey Kirenga…
A strategic analysis of production, processing power, varietal sovereignty and East Africa’s emerging share Compiled April/May 2026 Anthony Muchoki Executive Summary The world…
SAGCOT Corridor avocado pioneer reveals Chinese buyers are ready as export license approval is pending Dar es Salaam, 9 May 2026 — As Tanzania’s…
The Irish potato is East Africa’s third most important food crop, after maize and bananas. Yet smallholder yields stagnate at 7–10 tonnes per hectare…
The fourteen-year experiment that mobilised $6.34 billion and reached a million farmers is now the template for nationwide commercialisation Kilimokwanza Special Report When President…
“Chipsi mayai, chips mishkaki, chips kuku, chips mwitu, bajias, viazi karai, mukimo, atakilt wat — one tuber, a continent of flavours.” A Comprehensive Socio-Economic…
A career scientist’s 12-year journey to give Kenya’s most popular potato variety a fighting chance against its deadliest enemy Kilimokwanza.org TIGONI, Limuru — In…
A landmark legal guide published in 2016 set the foundation for sweeping reforms in Tanzania’s seed sector. From corporate licensing to farmer variety recognition,…
It began with a cardboard box, a Finnish potato enthusiast, and a small Tanzanian company knocking on cold doors in the Netherlands. A decade…
A humble tuber grown in the mists of the Southern Highlands is quietly transforming the fortunes of thousands of Tanzanian families. With the founding…
Ihemi Cluster · Iringa & Njombe · March 2026 Khalid Mgaramo:How public–private trustis actually built By Kilimokwanza Correspondent Ihemi Cluster Field Report · March…