Kilimo Kwanza

KK Post-Harvest Series Issue 04/07

Post-Harvest Series: Cash Crops — Post-Harvest & Processing

November 8, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 31 min read

The six commercial-export-and-domestic-industrial cash crops where post-harvest infrastructure quality most directly determines value capture — from coffee washing-station economics to the Mombasa tea auction to pyrethrins-content discipline

Features Issue 05/01

Livestock, Fisheries & Apiculture Series, Issue 5: Layers

November 7, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 37 min read

Commercial egg production — the imported commercial hybrid hen and day-old chick supply chain foundation, the Newcastle Disease vaccination discipline, and the Kenchic-anchored regional commercial poultry industry reference…

Africa

Keep It Out: The Avocado Seed Weevil and Why Tanzania’s Avocado Boom Needs a Border Guard

November 7, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 7 min read

It is not known to be in Tanzania. The aim is to keep it that way. Here is what every avocado grower, nursery operator and trader should know…

Africa

From Potential to Competitiveness: ANAPRI Chair Challenges Africa to Turn Agrifood Ambition into Results

November 7, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 8 min read

As Africa's agricultural policy think tanks met in Addis Ababa from 26 to 29 October 2026, Board Chairperson Prof Andrew E. Temu argued that the continent's problem is…

Features Issue 05/01

Seed Series, Issue 5: Cash Crops

November 7, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 17 min read

The six export and industrial crops that earn East Africa’s foreign exchange — their clones, seedlings and setts

Crop Guides

Banana & Matooke Farming in East Africa: Value-Chain & Profit Guide

November 6, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 7 min read

Practical value-chain guide covering Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda

KK Post-Harvest Series Issue 03/07

Post-Harvest Series: Oilseeds — Post-Harvest & Processing

November 6, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 27 min read

The six oilseed crops that anchor regional cooking-oil supply, structural export economics, and emerging industrial-oil and biofuel value chains

Features Issue 04/01

Livestock, Fisheries & Apiculture Series, Issue 4: Pigs

November 5, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 37 min read

The Farmer’s Choice-anchored Kenyan industry, the African Swine Fever discipline that structurally shapes regional pig commercial-development, and the emerging Ugandan smallholder pig commercial-integration trajectory — the fourth instalment…

Features Issue 04/01

Seed Series, Issue 4: Oilseeds

November 5, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 14 min read

The six oilseeds that decide East Africa’s edible-oil bill and its industrial future

Crop Guides

Arabica Coffee Farming in East Africa: Value-Chain & Profit Guide

November 4, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 7 min read

Practical value-chain guide covering Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania

KK Post-Harvest Series Issue 02/07

Post-Harvest Series: Legumes — Post-Harvest & Processing

November 4, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 34 min read

The eight regional legumes that carry the protein-and-cash dual-purpose story — and the bruchid management discipline that decides whether their value reaches the market

Features Issue 03/01

Livestock, Fisheries & Apiculture Series, Issue 3: Small Ruminants

November 3, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 37 min read

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

Features Issue 03/01

Seed Series, Issue 3: Legumes

November 3, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 17 min read

The eight legumes that fix nitrogen and feed protein into East Africa’s farms and tables

AGCOT

“Agriculture Is Business, Science and Technology”: AGCOT Chief Executive Geoffrey Kirenga Urges Tanzania’s Youth to Build Vision 2050

November 3, 2026 · Africa Kilimo · 4 min read

DAR ES SALAAM, TANZANIA — For too long, farming has been seen as a last resort: hard, manual work for the elderly or for those who could not…

Africa

Science Must Reach the Farmer: What Africa Expects from Global Agricultural Partnerships

November 3, 2026 · Africa Kilimo · 5 min read

Remarks by H.E. Ambassador Alhaji Sarjoh Bah, AU Permanent Representative to China, at GLAST 2026 in Sanya: innovation only succeeds when it reaches the farmer, and partnerships must…

Africa

Tanzania and Kenya potato councils sign agreement to expand seed supply and strengthen regional trade

November 2, 2026 · Africa Kilimo · 10 min read

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 13th World Potato…

Crop Guides

Amaranth (Terere/Mchicha) Farming in East Africa: Value-Chain & Profit Guide

November 2, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 6 min read

Practical value-chain guide covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda (and region-wide)

KK Post-Harvest Series Issue 01/07

Post-Harvest Series: Cereals — Post-Harvest & Processing

November 2, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 29 min read

The post-harvest decisions that determine whether East African cereal harvests reach the market — and at what value

Features Issue 02/01

Livestock, Fisheries & Apiculture Series, Issue 2: Beef Cattle

November 1, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 38 min read

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 Series

Features Issue 02/01

Seed Series, Issue 2: Staple Food Crops

November 1, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 15 min read

The seven cereals that feed East Africa — their varieties, their multipliers, their yield gaps

Africa

World Potato Congress puts East African seed systems and regional trade in focus

October 31, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 10 min read

AfricaBlight's launch, new seed technologies and a Tanzania–Kenya agreement put practical cooperation at the centre of the Naivasha gathering.

KK Seeds & Livestock Series Issue 19/01

Kilimokwanza Launches Comprehensive Seed-Systems Reference for East African Agriculture

October 31, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 5 min read

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 in sequence from 1…

Crop Guides

Hass Avocado Farming in East Africa: Value-Chain & Profit Guide

October 31, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 6 min read

Practical value-chain guide covering Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia: how to choose a site, manage root rot, reach export grade and read the economics of a Hass orchard.

Features Issue 01/01

Seed Series, Issue 1: Irish Potato Planting Materials

October 31, 2026 · Kilimokwanza · 5 min read

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 certified seed.