Biochar: Can plant waste boost farms and save the environment?
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In Kisumu, Kenya, start-up company Tera Carbon is collecting waste residues from sugarcane, heating this…

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Biochar: Can plant waste boost farms and save the environment?

Nigeria seeks to boost cocoa exports as oil falters
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Almost four decades after Nigeria dispensed with a cocoa-industry regulatory board in 1986, a new…

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Nigeria seeks to boost cocoa exports as oil falters

Apps and tech help to boost East African agriculture
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East African Foods (EAF), a Tanzanian-founded company with regional ambitions, is using technology to help…

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Apps and tech help to boost East African agriculture

Zambia: Three entrepreneurs building agriculture and food businesses
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Monica Musonda, founder of Java Foods From producing instant noodles to exporting honey to the…

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Zambia: Three entrepreneurs building agriculture and food businesses

We must intensify efforts to revive Kenya’s coffee sector
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The 1980s can be considered to be the golden age of coffee farming in Kenya….

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We must intensify efforts to revive Kenya’s coffee sector

Nigeria: 7 agriculture and food sector business ideas for 2025
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Affiong Williams, CEO of Nigeria-based dried fruit snacks producer ReelFruit, sees opportunities to export to…

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Nigeria: 7 agriculture and food sector business ideas for 2025

Africa’s alternative wine producers reach maturity
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If you think about wine producing regions of the African continent, Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, famous…

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Africa’s alternative wine producers reach maturity

Africa has a bold plan for agriculture: now is the time to implement it
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Africa’s food sector is at a crossroads. A new continental vision for building resilient and…

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Africa has a bold plan for agriculture: now is the time to implement it

Olam Agri: shaping the futureof global food systems
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This article is sponsored by Olam How does Olam Agri see its role in shaping…

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Olam Agri: shaping the futureof global food systems

Agriculture: Three crops with big business potential in Nigeria and beyond
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Timi Oke Timi Oke is the co-founder and CEO of AgroEknor, a company exporting dried…

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Agriculture: Three crops with big business potential in Nigeria and beyond