Africa’s growing wheat demand far outpaces local production—highlighting the urgent need for commercially scaled, high-yield wheat systems to strengthen food security, reduce imports, and build resilient agribusiness value chains across the continent.
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Al Dahra, a leading global agribusiness group based in the United Arab Emirates, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Angola’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MINAGRIF) and GESTERRA , Gestão de Terras Aráveis, S.A., a state-owned agricultural land management company. This agreement, with a total investment potential estimated at US$500 million, marks a significant step toward advancing major agricultural projects aimed at reinforcing national food security.
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In a significant step toward transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector, Itracom Fertilizers Uganda, led by Adrian Ntigacika, has signed an agreement to establish a state-of-the-art organic fertilizer factory in Kampiringisa, Uganda. The initiative, backed by a directive from the President of Uganda, aligns with the nation’s vision to enhance agricultural productivity through sustainable practices.
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Agribusiness is the hidden jobs engine of Africa! With youth unemployment rising and cities unable to absorb the growing labor force, agriculture—still the region’s largest employer—must be transformed into a more productive, appealing, and innovative sector.
The time to act is now. Agriculture must be elevated from its traditionally overlooked status to its rightful role as a central pillar of sustainable development and inclusive job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The world has to feed a growing population with the same area of land and less water. Irrigation is key to managing this problem. A 10-year project called Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa focused on capacity constraints on schemes in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zimbabwe and how to solve them. This led to a new project which uses small-scale irrigation schemes as learning sites for circular food systems.
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South Africa’s municipal market system is unlike any other in the world and expressly set up to integrate a broad range of farmers, ranging from new ones to those fully established, into formal food distribution networks, and has the ability to feed millions of people!
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aBi Development has unveiled an ambitious strategic framework aimed at fostering climate-resilient, green, and inclusive agro-industrial growth in Uganda by 2028.
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The African greenhouse industry is experiencing significant growth, yet it faces mounting pressures that demand strategic decision-making from growers. Dr. Estelle Kempen of Stellenbosch University highlights the importance of optimizing production systems by integrating modern technologies.
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If we are serious about Africa’s agricultural development and the broad political statements of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) and others, African regional countries can benefit from looking at the South African agricultural success story of private sector-led growth!
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