African Agriculture and Food Systems
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…
Nigerian industrialist Dr. Caesar Iyayi’s breakdown of the lithium value chain isn’t just a warning for Nigeria — it’s a mirror held up to…
For years, the arithmetic of Tanzania’s seed supply has worked against its own farmers: more than half of the certified seed planted every season…
Dodoma, 27 August 2026 — The Tanzania Dairy Board (TDB) hosted leaders of the Tanzania Society of Animal Production (TSAP) at the Board’s headquarters…
From The EDITOR: When the 9th Africa Agri Expo and the 3rd Future Food, Livestock and Poultry Expo (FLIP) open their doors on 2nd…
An Industrial and Culinary Guide to Value-Added Products Derived from Irish Potatoes (Solanum tuberosum)
MOROGORO · NANE NANE EASTERN ZONE · DAY 2 · 5 AUGUST 2026 Morogoro, 5 August 2026 — On the second day of Nane…
DODOMA — As Tanzania celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), the nation has set its sights unambiguously on an…
Dodoma, 1 August 2026 Tanzania is at a transformational moment in its agricultural trajectory. As the country accelerates its push to meet surging domestic…
MOROGORO, Tanzania — Tanzania is accelerating its bid to become a major player in the global spice industry, with the Morogoro Region emerging as…
Trade & Investment From the Central Plateau to the Han River In Seoul
Kilimokwanza.org | African Agriculture and Food Systems In the drive to build Tanzania into a USD 100 billion agricultural economy by 2050, no shift…
After Years of Frustration, Ruvuma's Real World Locks In Its Soya Supply has…
Low Capital, High Impact For Kenya’s Emerging Manufacturers Kenya spends over KES 500 billion annually importing products that can be made locally with simple…
Cost per beneficiary drops 40% as regional fortification network expands across Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia Nakuru, Kenya Sanku, one of East Africa’s largest nutrition…
Tanzania’s livestock and fisheries sectors have demonstrated growing export competitiveness, with fisheries exports alone reaching 37,988.30 tonnes valued at TSh 493,159,932,259.50 by April 2026.…
Tanzania: A Kilimokwanza analysis of the 2026/27 budget speeches for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and Industry and Trade Read in isolation, the three ministerial…
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has invested heavily in human capital development during the 2025/2026 fiscal year, providing training to 7,459 individuals across…
The Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries has unveiled an ambitious infrastructure development programme for the 2026/2027 fiscal year, with major investments in fishing ports,…
A Kilimokwanza analysis of the 2026/27 budget estimates There is a number buried in the 2026/27 budget speech of the Ministry of Industry and…
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…
Coffee at 88% of target, sugar at 59%, tobacco at 93%. Three crops with similar histories, very different current trajectories — and three distinct…