Pathways to wheat self-sufficiency in Africa

A growing urban population and dietary changes increased wheat import bills in Africa to 9% per year. Though wheat production in the continent has been increasing over the past decades, to varying degrees depending on regions, this has not been commensurate with the...

Africa Agriculture Status Report 2023 to be unveiled at AGRF Summit

One of the highlights of the 13 AGRF (Africa Green Revolution Forum) Summit in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, will be the launch of the 2023 Africa Agriculture Status Report (AASR23). The report is being released at a time when the continent’s food systems are dealing with...

34 years old fish farmer setting the pace in cage farming in Tanzania

The increasing demand for fish, especially the freshwater fish in Tanzania is pushing farmers to explore modern means of improving production and harvest to cope up with the needs of the ever growing number of consumers. According to the United Nation’s Food and...