Pan African Agriculture

04/12/2025

Researchers push for regiontailored vaccines to tackle African Swine Fever
https://panagrimedia.com/researchers-push-for-regiontailored-vaccines-to-tackle-african-swine-fever/
ILRI

An international team of scientists has found that a promising African swine fever (ASF) vaccine can protect pigs against some strains of the virus but offers little or no protection against others. The findings point to the need for regionspecific vaccines to tackle one of the world’s most devast...

02/12/2025

No smartphone, no problem for African farmers

Naledi Magowe’s father doesn’t own a smartphone—but that has not stopped him from receiving information on crop prices and weather updates or calling the herdsboy at his distant cattle post to confirm the herd is safe and accounted for. Like millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, Ms Ma...

01/12/2025

Kenya’s Komboka rice becomes first variety to be traded across Eastern and Southern Africa

This removes a major barrier to cross-border seed flow and fast-tracks availability of improved rice varieties to farmers across the region.

The listing — completed in September 2025 — means that Komboka can now be marketed and traded across Eastern and Southern Africa without the need for each country to conduct its own variety testing.

28/11/2025

𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔–𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭
https://panagrimedia.com/icipe-unveils-vision-and-strategy-2026-2030-to-harness-insect-science-for-global-impact/ ICIPE - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Building on decades of pioneering achievements, the strategy positions insect-based innovations as a cornerstone for advancing food and nutrition security, global health, environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience.

28/11/2025

𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐚, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬

Bringing together representatives from SADC Member States, commercial poultry operators, grain and feed processors, financiers, researchers, and agri-preneurs, the forum aims to accelerate collaboration to address structural challenges that continue to constrain the sector’s growth.

27/11/2025

𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢-𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬

The African Development Bank’s Special AgroIndustrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in Nigeria stand out as one of the most transformative agri-business initiatives ever designed for Africa.

The African Development Bank’s Special AgroIndustrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) in Nigeria stand out as one of the most transformative agri-business initiatives ever designed for Africa. Here’s why they are poised to reinvigorate the sector and potentially generate Africa’s next wave of million-...

25/11/2025

𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬

Two Ugandan scientists are changing the narrative about cold chain rooms in the country, extending the technology to vegetable preservation.

Cold chain rooms are crucial for preserving agricultural produce by maintaining optimal temperature and humidity, which significantly extends shelf life and reduces waste. They help slow down bacterial growth, prevent spoilage and preserve nutritional value, ensuring that perishable items such as fr...

24/11/2025

𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬

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21/11/2025

Heifer International Kenya announce the 2025 AYuTe Africa Challenge Kenya

https://panagrimedia.com/heifer-international-kenya-announce-the-2025-ayute-africa-challenge-kenya/
Heifer International

AYuTe, which stands for Agriculture, Youth and Technology, was created to expand the pipeline of youth-driven innovations capable of improving productivity, reducing production losses, and strengthening market access for farmers.

20/11/2025

𝐌𝐨𝐳𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨-𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

The group met under the theme ‘Strengthening Higher Education, Research and Innovation Capacity for Socio-economic Transformation in Mozambique.’

More than 100 participants — including representatives from universities, research institutes, industry, development partners, and regional bodies — attended. The group met under the theme ‘Strengthening Higher Education, Research and Innovation Capacity for Socio-economic Transformation in Mo...

19/11/2025

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬

Across rural Africa, barriers such as limited collateral, restrictive social norms, and distance from financial institutions continue to restrict women’s access to finance. But behind these familiar challenges lies an overlooked opportunity, the potential of 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 (𝐃𝐅𝐒) to expand access, build confidence, and give women greater control over their resources - Wangui Muna, the Director of Innovative Finance – Africa at Heifer International International writes.

Across rural Africa, barriers such as limited collateral, restrictive social norms, and distance from financial institutions continue to restrict women’s access to finance.

14/11/2025

Kenyan entrepreneur’s journey from one-acre farm to global mango crisps exporter

Simon Musyoka from Kitui County, Kenya was a shopkeeper who owned a one-acre piece of land in Ithiani Village under mangoes. For a long time, the smallholder had been selling his mangoes to brokers from Nairobi at Ksh3 per kilo, comprising of 3-5 pieces, which returns were very negligible and unsust...