Africa’s agricultural sector faces up to Covid-19 crisis
So far African agriculture has held up better under Covid-19 than many feared, but what will the long-term consequences be?…
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John Deere deal revives Zimbabwe mechanisation hopes
Deliveries of tractors and generous loan arrangements have raised cautious hopes among Zimbabwe’s farmers, but will the new arrangements make a significant difference to the country’s ailing agricultural sector?…
Southern Africa’s agricultural producers fear export losses from Covid-19
Lockdowns, shutdowns of ports and border closures are taking their toll on the economies of South Africa and Zimbabwe, with informal traders and agricultural producers hit especially hard.…
Financing scaling for Nigeria’s smallholder farmers
In Nigeria, small, medium and micro enterprises constitute 99% of businesses, but they remain stuck at their current size, primarily due to a lack of access to funding for scaling.…
Harnessing agri-tech transformative potential
If transforming agriculture in Africa is the objective then technology is surely its catalyst.…
How to Integrate smallholder farmers into supply chain
It is no longer news that Africa stands to gain an enormous amount through fully realising its agricultural potential.…
Tanzania revives the ‘green gold’
Up to the mid-1970s, Tanzania was the largest producer and exporter of sisal in the world and the industry employed over 1m farmers and factory workers.…
The benefits of developing Africa’s smallholder sector
Africa’s great agricultural potential is well known.…
Is there a future for smallholder farmers in Africa?
Participants at the 2016 African Economic Conference think there is future for smallholder farmers on the continent.