African Agriculture and Food Systems
Dr. Apollos Nwafor, Vice President, Policy and State Capability, has released the first edition of the FTCA newsletter.
Dodoma, Tanzania: The Tanzanian government, under the leadership of President Samia Suluhu Hassan, is set to usher in a new era of agricultural transformation…
In the face of global climate inaction, the United Nations Food Systems Envoy, Dr Agnes Kalibata, has spoken out on the urgent need for…
THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL CASSAVA DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY (NCDS) 2020 – 2030 THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE…
In a country where traditional gender roles often dictate societal expectations, a clarion call has risen – pushing women to break barriers, be aggressive,…
Nairobi- The Deputy President of Kenya, Rigathi Gachagua, has spoken out on the ongoing controversy surrounding the importation of cheap, duty-free maize into the…
Tanzania’s Ministry of Agriculture is implementing a new strategy aimed at empowering sugarcane farmers to produce sugar, with the goal of expanding markets and…
By Sifa Lubasi sifalubasi@gmail.com Tanzania’s TPHPA has announced its successful control of the fall armyworm, which has saved over 1,056.3 tons of cereal crops.…
By Anthony Muchoki Dr. Agnes M. Kalibata, President of AGRA, has commended the Tanzanian government for taking a significant step towards enabling youth to…
By Lucy Msangi There is so much untapped potential in Tanzania that, if harnessed through the power of sales and marketing, could significantly transform…
Nairobi, Kenya – Against the backdrop of the bustling Africa-Korea Agtech Innovation Summit in Nairobi, Uganda’s Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Frank Tumwebaze, delivered a…
By AJM Muchoki Tanzania is taking a comprehensive approach to transforming its agricultural sector, intending to grow the sector by 10% by 2030, according…
Tanzania: Nestled along the bustling main road from Dar es Salaam to Mbeya, lies the Ruaha Mbuyuni area, where a group of 20 young…
‘Building a Better Tomorrow: Youth Initiative for Agribusiness (BBT-YIA)’. Spanning from 2022 to 2030, this visionary program is dedicated to empowering and equipping the…
Rome is the food & agriculture capital of the world! This is where most global discussions, agreements and decisions on food and agriculture projects,…
Dar es Salaam, 06/Nov/2022 Tanzania’s Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Hon. Anthony Peter Mavunde, has underscored the need for agriculture researchers and scientists in Africa…
By Dr Emmarold Mneney
Date: October 20, 2022 Tanzania’s agriculture sector, while historically vital, faces a pressing challenge: engaging the nation’s youth. As agriculture accounts for 66.6% of…
To add live reporting from Johannesburg, Kigali, Lagos and Nairobi Bloomberg Media to bring additional local programming to the region Bloomberg plans to expand…
By Godvictor Lyimo In our article today, we will be discussing value-added tax on imports and how to compute the base for VAT on…
By Hussein Bashe, Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania In Tanzania, the common bean plays a key role in the livelihoods of smallholder farmers as a…
DECLARATION at the 12th AGRF SUMMIT DECLARATION at the 12th AGRF SUMMIT Kigali, Rwanda | 9 September 2022 We, the 6,467 participants of the…
Tanzania’s FY 2022/2023 budget has allocated Shs 420 billion (USD 181 million) for the construction of irrigation schemes infrastructure, about an 805 per cent…
Nyabitusi, KAMWENGE – The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Hon. Frank Kagyigyi Tumwebaze has today flagged off construction of 4 farm access…