African Agriculture and Food Systems
AGCOT Centre Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Geoffrey Kirenga, has called for greater clarity in how startups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are understood and supported, arguing that…
Kilimokwanza Report, 56, Dec 2025 This report provides an exhaustive analysis of the emergent aggregation models transforming agricultural value chains, focusing on the distinction between technology-driven “Smart Harvest…
Dodoma, Tanzania — The Cereals and Other Produce Regulatory Authority (COPRA), under the Ministry of Agriculture, has announced a new export opportunity aimed at strengthening Tanzania’s presence in…
At a landmark summit, Tanzania’s top agricultural council outlined a dual strategy: awaken the “sleeping giants” of dormant farms for a new youth corps, and unlock the “hidden…
DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — Dr. Neema Mduma, a prominent researcher at the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), has been featured in the prestigious…
As Tanzania grapples with increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, the Agricultural Growth Corridors of Tanzania (AGCOT) has issued a strong advisory calling on farmers to urgently adopt soil health–centered…
Dodoma, December 10, 2025 — The Government has called on all agricultural institutions to ensure that ongoing projects, especially irrigation initiatives, generate tangible results that improve farmers’ livelihoods…
NAIROBI, Kenya – AMEA Global has announced the appointment of Peter Nduati as its new Country Lead for Kenya, a strategic move aimed at strengthening the country’s Business…
Kilimokwanza.org Reporter As Tanzania races to secure her place among Africa’s agricultural powerhouses, a quieter but transformative revolution is unfolding far from the public eye. It is not…
NAIROBI, Kenya — A landmark survey of Kenya’s rural economy has upended long-standing myths, revealing a dynamic, structured, and digitally engaged class of agripreneurs far removed from the…
Kilimokwanza.org Report 52 Kenya’s economy in 2024–2025 reflects a period of recalibration marked by stabilization reforms, moderated growth, and sectoral divergence. After volatility in 2023, GDP growth eased…
Nyandarua County, Kenya — The Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) will host a major public livestock auction on December 10, 2025, at the Ol Joro Orok…
By Anthony Muchoki For more than half a century, Sweden stood as one of the world’s most unwavering champions of international solidarity, a donor nation whose moral authority…
By Anthony Muchoki For months, it felt like magic.You type a few words—and poof—an intelligent response appears. Not canned. Not robotic. Thoughtful, helpful, sometimes even witty. It stopped…
A conversation with Geoffrey Kirenga reveals how six decades of strategic investment, policy evolution, and farmer resilience built one of Africa’s rare food self-sufficient nations When Geoffrey Kirenga…
Kilimokwanza.org Report 51 Abstract This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of Tanzania’s agrarian transformation between 2014 and 2025, driven by the Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (SAGCOT)…
Countries worldwide are accelerating reforms to redirect over $650 billion in annual farm subsidies toward climate resilience and sustainability A major transformation in global agricultural policy is underway…
Africa’s Next Agricultural Revolution Will Be Financial, Digital, and Sustainability-Driven In early December on the sunlit shores of Mombasa, the Africa Members Convention (AMC 2025) convened thousands of…
Tanzania’s soybean sector has crossed a historic milestone with the official 2025 release of SANGE SOYA 01, a new locally bred soybean variety developed by Sange Agro-Seed Company…
Retail Investors Lead Historic Oversubscription as Bank Lists on DSE The air was electric at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange yesterday as Tanzania Commercial Bank (TCB) celebrated…
Nairobi, Kenya | 3 December 2025 — In a region where more than 70 percent of people draw their livelihoods from agriculture, and where food systems are strained…
NAIROBI — Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Kenya has appointed Rashmi Pillai, a seasoned expert in digital financial services and former executive at the fintech unicorn Wave Mobile Money, as…
Kilimokwanza.org Report 50, December 1: The Century of the Hoe and the Tractor: A Socio-Ecological History of Agricultural Development in Tanzania (c. 1924–2024) Introduction: The Metabolic Rift and…
A Landmark Deal Opens Tanzania’s Markets In early November 2025, Tanzania quietly gave the green light for imports of 14 Brazilian animal protein products, signaling a major shift…