West Africa’s Banana Producers Gain Ground
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — West Africa’s dessert banana industry is entering a new phase of growth, with...
Benin Steps Up Soybean Processing Drive
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Benin is accelerating its push to process more of its agricultural output at...
AfDB Unveils $5.1 Billion Response to Africa’s Energy and Fertilizer Shock
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — The African Development Bank has launched a response framework worth up to $5.1...
SIPEF Acquires Tiabam and Strengthens Its Presence in Ivory Coast
Arabfields, Nadia Fatima Zahra, Arabfields, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — Belgian agribusiness group SIPEF is expanding its banana operations in Côte d’Ivoire through the planned...
Ghana Steps Up Investment in Poultry Industry
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Ghana has secured financial commitments worth more than 1 billion Ghanaian cedis, about...
Togo’s Coffee and Cocoa Output Rises as Exports Fall
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Togo’s coffee and cocoa sector is facing a mixed season, with production rising...
Robusta Coffee Faces Climate Reality
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — A long-held belief that robusta coffee could provide a safer future for the...
Madagascar Rice Imports Alarm Farmers
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Madagascar's rice industry is growing increasingly concerned about the sharp rise in imports,...
Guinea Steps Up Rice Drive With China and Brazil
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Guinea is strengthening agricultural cooperation with China and Brazil as it seeks to...
South Africa Gives Sugar Industry Tariff Relief
Arabfields, Sana Dib, Financial Correspondent, Johannesburg, South Africa — South Africa's sugar industry has secured a partial victory in its campaign against cheaper imports after...
Cocoa Market Faces New Supply Squeeze
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — The global cocoa market could return to deficit in the 2026/27 season as...
African Coffee Producers Seek a Fresh Start
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Small coffee producers across Africa are looking to revive a crop that has...
Nigeria Moves to Strengthen Cassava Seed Supply
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Nigeria is moving to strengthen its cassava seed system as growing industrial demand...
