Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana’s cocoa industry
Accra – Ghana, the world’s second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest – and blow... Read more
20 Dec, 2023
North African climate change threatens farming, political stability
Sidi Salem – Tunisian olive farmer Ali Fileli looked out over his parched fields and crushed a lump of... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
Diving deep
The continent’s expansive coastline holds vast potential for growth through the blue economy
2 Jun, 2020
Covering new ground
The continent needs to incentivise the use of biotechnology in the agricultural sector, which research shows, will improve crop... Read more
30 Jan, 2020
Future planning
A Zimbabwean commercial bank has issued bonds aimed at raising agricultural funding in the wake of a poor harvest... Read more
14 Jan, 2020
Field of vision
Africa needs more tech innovation in the agricultural sector to improve its levels of food security.
13 Nov, 2019
Field of vision
Agriculture finance – strategically important for food security and economic development in Africa – is becoming ever more inventive
25 Jan, 2019
Cream of the Crop
While Africa’s population is expected to double in the next 30 years, food insecurity is growing exponentially. The answer... Read more
28 Aug, 2018
Seed money
The uptake of agricultural insurance in Africa has been given a boost, especially for small-scale farmers, by technological advancements... Read more
8 May, 2018
Growth potential
Unlocking the continent’s agricultural opportunities could be one of the fastest and most productive ways to diversify economies as... Read more
10 Aug, 2017
