January 07
Rwanda: Policy Reforms, Training Drive Growth in Fish Farming
New Times
Rwanda's fish industry recorded strong growth in the 2024/2025 financial year, buoyed by expanded hatchery capacity, stronger farmer cooperatives and efforts to cut the cost of… Read more »
Rwanda: More Districts Turn to Potatoes As Yields and Output Rise
New Times
Irish potato production increased by an average of 10.1 per cent in 2025 compared with 2024, driven by expanded cultivation, improved farm practices and strong output from major… Read more »
West Africa: Sahel Farmers Do Better When They Combine Innovations Rather Than Using Them One By One [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Smallholder farmers in west Africa's Sahel face a harsh and worsening climate. Rainfall is erratic, temperatures are rising, soils are degrading, and droughts have become more… Read more »
South Africa: Land Reform in South Africa - How New Landholders Could Prosper From Wildlife and Not Just Farming [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
South Africa has a thriving wildlife economy - enterprises like trophy and meat hunting, ecotourism, live wildlife sales and game meat production. Read more »
January 06
Nigeria: 2026 Ogoni Day - Group Tasks Local Farmers On Continued Agriculture Activities
This Day
Despite ongoing challenges of decades of polluted environment, a non-governmental organisation, Lekeh Development Foundation, has encouraged local farmers in Ogoniland to continue… Read more »
Rwanda: Climate Shocks Renew Calls to Scale Up Farmers' Insurance
New Times
Only six per cent of farmers in Rwanda currently have crop and livestock insurance, resulting in substantial losses during extreme weather events such as droughts, flooding, hail,… Read more »
Rwanda: How Improved Fodder Is Transforming Rwanda's Milk Production
New Times
Livestock farmers are turning to a new mix of fodder seed varieties they believe could help double milk production, even in the middle of drought. Read more »
January 05
Zambia: APM Delivers - Over 100,000 Tonnes of Maize From Zambia Begin Arriving in Malawi
Nyasa Times
President Peter Mutharika is keeping his promise to fight hunger in Malawi as the first batch of 103,000 metric tonnes of maize--part of the 200,000MT procured from Zambia--begins… Read more »
Ethiopia: Stabilizing Food Prices in a Time of Global Uncertainty - Lessons From Addis Ababa
ENA
Globally, cities face the reality of rising food prices. Such disruptions as supply chain breakdowns, climate-related shocks, inflation, and emerging trends of geopolitical… Read more »
Ghana: Jospong Group Chairman Puts Smiles On Over 5,000 Ghanaians With Food, Cash Gifts
Ghanaian Times
The Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies, Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, and his wife, Dr Mrs Adelaide Siaw Agyepong, provided essential food items and transportation… Read more »
Malawi: Admarc Defies Govt Price Promises, Sells Maize At K65,000 As Buyers Walk Away
Nyasa Times
Public anger is mounting after ADMARC was found selling maize at K65,000 per 50kg bag at its Monkey Bay market--far above both government assurances and prevailing market… Read more »
Malawi: Luthando Holdings Resumes Retail Operations, Eyes Food Processing Expansion
Nyasa Times
Luthando Holdings Limited has resumed operations at all its retail shops and showrooms today, CEO Hendrix Laher announced, signaling a renewed push toward ambitious business… Read more »
Malawi: Mwanamvekha's K20,000 Maize Claim Sparks Outrage, Mockery and Hard Questions
Nyasa Times
Finance Minister Joseph Mwanamvekha has ignited a fierce national debate--and open ridicule--after boldly claiming that the price of maize will tumble to below K20,000 per 50kg bag… Read more »
Kenya: Sakaja Joins School Staff to Serve Meals On First Day of 2026 Term
Capital FM
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja on Monday morning joined cooks and staff at Muthangari Primary School to prepare meals for learners as schools reopened for the 2026 academic term. Read more »
January 04
Nigeria: Reforms Meet Politics in a High-Stakes Economic Year
This Day
Nigeria reached 2026 at a delicate crossroads, balancing hard-won economic stabilisation against the rising pull of pre-election politics. Inflation has eased, the naira has… Read more »
Namibia: Keetmanshoop Elderly Receive Food Parcels From Municipality
Namibian
The Keetmanshoop municipality handed over food parcels to the elderly at the southern town on Friday. Read more »
January 03
Namibia: Shooting of Headmen an Attack On Traditional Authorities - Swapo MP
Namibian
Swapo Party member of parliament (MP) Willem Amutenya has taken to social media to condemn the shooting of two headmen in the Oshikoto region on Friday. Read more »
Malawi: Renaissance Seeds Made K8 Million Wealth Seed Donation to Flood Victims of Mkhula Constituency in Nkhotakota
Nyasa Times
A Local SEED Manufacturing Company Renaissance SEEDS Cohas donated beans and maize seeds to 100 households in Nkhotakota Mkhula constituency who have been affected by flash floods.… Read more »
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Coffee Appoints Samson Ayele After Abiy Kassahun Exit [opinion]
Reporter
Ethiopian Coffee SC has officially named Samson Ayele as their new head coach, moving swiftly to stabilise the team following the departure of Abiy Kassahun. Read more »
Kenya: Ole Kina Urges Crapping of 'Tyrannical' Coffee Act to Liberate Farmers
Capital FM
Narok Senator Ledama Ole Kina has renewed calls for sweeping reforms in Kenya's coffee industry, urging the government to scrap the long-standing Coffee Act (Cap 333), which he… Read more »
January 02
South Africa: Wine Farmers Hopeful About 2026 Harvest After Good Weather
Scrolla
Wine producers expect the 2026 harvest to be the same or slightly better last year after another season of good weather. Industry bodies say vineyards avoided major weather… Read more »
Malawi: Good Rainfall Patterns in Southern Region Raise Hopes for Better Yields
Nyasa Times
As the rainy season progresses and farmers intensify crop management activities, the Southern Region of Malawi is experiencing favourable rainfall patterns in line with… Read more »
Kenya: Street Food in Mombasa - How City Life Shaped the Modern Meal [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
As Kenya's cities grew, more and more people left their rural homes and subsistence farming systems to go to urban settlements like Mombasa to find work. In the city, meals were… Read more »
January 01
Ethiopia: Jimma Coffee Productivity Surge Draws Growing Tourism Interest
ENA
_The steady rise in coffee productivity in Jimma Zone of Oromia Regional State is increasingly contributing to tourism inflow, local officials said. Read more »
Nigeria: Jigawa Primary Healthcare Agency, WHO Destroy Expired Noodles [press release]
Premium Times
The noodles were part of incentives to boost participation in polio and routine immunisation campaigns. Read more »
