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International Day of Education (24 January 2026): Farms as Learning Spaces

Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 26, 2026January 26, 2026

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 26, 2026January 26, 20260398

Education doesn’t only happen in classrooms. It happens wherever people are supported to learn by doing, where knowledge meets reality, mistakes become lessons, and confidence...

Agriculture Featured Markets News

Gulfood 2026 Launches Gulfood Logistics to Highlight Strategic Role of Supply Chains in Global Food Trade

Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 2026

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 15, 2026January 15, 20260425

As the global food industry converges in January, Gulfood 2026 has announced the launch of Gulfood Logistics at the Dubai Exhibition Centre (DEC) in Expo...

Agriculture Featured News Poultry & Livestock

Africa Launches High-Level Advisory Committee to Eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants by 2030

Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 2026

by Brenna ShumbamhiniJanuary 12, 2026January 12, 20260425

African governments and development partners have taken a decisive step toward tackling one of the continent’s most damaging livestock diseases with the launch of a...

Agriculture Featured News

Container-Farming Climate-Control Market to Reach $5.8 Billion by 2033

Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 25, 2025November 25, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 25, 2025November 25, 20250541

The global container-farming climate-control market is on the rise, projected to grow from $1.4 billion in 2024 to an impressive $5.8 billion by 2033, expanding...

Agriculture Featured Markets News

Kenya Begins Exporting Rare Ornamental Plants to EU After Restrictions Lifted

Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 17, 2025November 17, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 17, 2025November 17, 20250704

Kenya has officially started exporting Petunia spp. and Calibrachoa spp. to the European Union (EU) following the lifting of long-standing trade restrictions, marking a major...

Agriculture Featured Markets News

African Development Bank Group receives $14 million in first funding allocation under Global Agriculture and Food Security Program’s new private sector financing window

Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 11, 2025November 11, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 11, 2025November 11, 20250626

More than 1.5 million smallholder farmers and 500 agro-dealers and cooperatives are expected to benefit The Global Agriculture and Food Security Program (GAFSP) has announced...

Agriculture Featured News SMART AGRICULTURE

COP30: Investing in Climate Adaptation Is Smart Business, Says IFAD

Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 10, 2025November 10, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniNovember 10, 2025November 10, 20250693

At the upcoming COP30, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is making a powerful case that investing in climate adaptation — particularly in small-scale...

AGRI-INPUTS Agriculture Featured Markets News

Zimbabwe Lifts Ban on South African Maize Imports, Imposes New Sourcing Rules

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 29, 2025October 29, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 29, 2025October 29, 202502439

Zimbabwe has ended its temporary ban on maize imports from South Africa amid mounting local shortages, although new regulations impose sourcing restrictions to protect domestic...

Agriculture Featured livestock Markets News

Cattle Smuggling Deepens Mexico’s Screwworm Crisis

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 29, 2025October 29, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 29, 2025October 29, 202502562

Mexico’s beef industry has been severely impacted by a New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax) outbreak that led the United States to close its border to...

Agriculture Featured Markets News SMART AGRICULTURE

Stronger CPA Governance Will Unlock the Promise of Land Reform

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 29, 2025October 29, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 29, 2025October 29, 202502021

As South Africa continues to debate how to make land reform truly productive, one crucial truth stands out: for restituted land to become a lasting...