Pan African Agriculture

06/08/2025

IITA empowers African plant protection agencies to combat devastating potato pest
https://panagrimedia.com/iita-empowers-african-plant-protection-agencies-to-combat-devastating-potato-pest/
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

A WTO’s Standards and Trade Development Facility project coordinated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) involves technical training that is spearheaded by the IITA and icipe through the NemAfrica lab to equip national plant protection agencies in 12 countries with cutting-edge diagnost...

01/08/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲

The research, which was carried out by Cornell University with Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), highlights the importance of best management practices and biosecurity measures that reduce the risk of fish disease and improve farm profitability.

The research, which was carried out by Cornell University with Kenya Marine Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI) and International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), highlights the importance of best management practices and biosecurity measures that reduce the risk of fish disease and improve far...

28/07/2025

𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐛 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲

This intervention comes at a critical time as many farmers in Togo continue to struggle with declining yields caused by depleted soils and limited awareness of their land’s nutrient status. Inefficient fertilizer use has further compounded the problem, making sustainable solutions urgently needed.

This intervention comes at a critical time as many farmers in Togo continue to struggle with declining yields caused by depleted soils and limited awareness of their land’s nutrient status. Inefficient fertilizer use has further compounded the problem, making sustainable solutions urgently needed.

23/07/2025

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞

At the recently held Financing Agri-food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2025 Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, Nadine Gbossa, Director of Food Systems Coordination at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), emphasised the urgent need to track financial flows to food systems in Africa.

At the recently held Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2025 Summit in Nairobi, Kenya, Nadine Gbossa, Director of Food Systems Coordination at International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), emphasised the urgent need to track financial flows to food systems in Africa. She intro...

22/07/2025

Agroforestry-grown coffee key to climate resilience and livelihood improvement in Ethiopia- report

The report, based on a three-year project in the Ethiopia’s ecologically critical Ilu Ababor Zone, shows how sustainable coffee farming can become a powerful tool for forest conservation, climate resilience, and rural prosperity.

The report, based on a three-year project in the Ethiopia’s ecologically critical Ilu Ababor Zone, shows how sustainable coffee farming can become a powerful tool for forest conservation, climate resilience, and rural prosperity.

22/07/2025

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗲 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗻𝘁’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀

From smallholder farmers and agri-tech innovators to policymakers and development partners, these changemakers are reshaping the continent’s agricultural landscape. They deserve our recognition, support, and celebration—not only because their work feeds millions but also because they embody Africa’s resilience, ingenuity, and commitment to a food-secure future - Boaz Blackie Keizire, Director for Policy and State Capability at AGRA-Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. writes.

As Africa approaches the SDGs deadline, the next five years are critical for making substantial progress in transforming its food systems. This year in July and in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Africa is privileged to host the second United Nations Food Systems Summit Stocktake, another stocktaking moment,....

18/07/2025

𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐛𝐚𝐢: 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥

Agricultural Finance Corporation Corporation (AFC) is a government-owned development finance institution (DFI) mandated to assist in the development of agriculture and agricultural industries by issuing loans to farmers, co-operative societies, and organised groups. 𝑷𝒂𝒏𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝑨𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 spoke to GEORGE KUBAI, the AFC managing director, on the organisation’s contribution to Kenya’s agricultural transformation.

Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) is a government-owned development finance institution (DFI) mandated to assist in the development of agriculture and agricultural industries by issuing loans to farmers, co-operative societies, and organised groups. PanAfrican Agriculture spoke to George Kubai,...

17/07/2025

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐔𝐍 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐬

"The risk of a blanket commitment to eliminate all trans-fatty acids is that it unnecessarily discourages the consumption of highly nutritious dairy, meat and other animal-source foods. And once again, the burden will fall heaviest on low- and middle-income countries, where nutrient-rich meat, milk and dairy are already under-consumed," experts say.

https://panagrimedia.com/new-un-declaration-must-protect-rights-of-the-worlds-poorest-to-nutritional-benefits-of-milk-and-meat-say-experts/
ILRI

Writing in an open letter to UN negotiators, more than 115 signatories from Africa, Europe and the Americas said: “The risk of a blanket commitment to eliminate all trans-fatty acids is that it unnecessarily discourages the consumption of highly nutritious dairy, meat and other animal-source foods...

17/07/2025

𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐢-𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙧𝙞-𝙛𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙣𝙩.

It happened at a time when the continent’s population is growing rapidly and technology pe*******on is fast reaching most famers including smallholder farmers, who despite producing over 70 percent of Africa’s food, still operate within highly fragmented and underdeveloped value chains.

The curtain fell on the Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) 2025 Summit in May, with speakers and participants calling for reforms in financing the agri-food systems sector.

16/07/2025

𝐎𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞- 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬

Africa’s agriculture is changing fast. Like many sectors, farming is embracing innovation to solve old problems in new ways. Today, with food security becoming more urgent and food safety more important than ever, many Kenyan farmers and agripreneurs are stepping up.

https://panagrimedia.com/owning-the-future-innovative-paths-to-africas-sustainable-food-systems/

15/07/2025

𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 $𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲

Constructed at a cost of approximately $180 million, ITRACOM factory boasts an annual production capacity of one million tonnes, with plans to scale up to 1.2 million tonnes in 2026. The facility has already created 1,805 direct jobs and is expected to employ up to 3,000 people directly, with additional thousands of indirect employment opportunities anticipated.

Constructed at a cost of approximately $180 million, ITRACOM factory boasts an annual production capacity of one million tonnes, with plans to scale up to 1.2 million tonnes in 2026.

15/07/2025

This edition confronts one of Africa’s most pressing challenges: unequal access to land—especially for women and youth—despite land generating up to 70% of the continent’s wealth. Cultural norms continue to limit inheritance and ownership, but movements for change are gaining ground.

A special report dives into how smallholder farmers—particularly women—are navigating land access hurdles in their communities.

And from the ground to the global stage, we recap key insights from the 2025 Financing Agri-Food Systems Sustainably (FINAS) Summit in Nairobi, where policymakers, industry leaders, and innovators tackled how to close financing gaps for smallholders and agri-SMEs.

This is a powerful edition packed with stories of resilience, equity, and bold action.

📖 Read the full issue here: https://panagrimedia.com/21st-edition