Côte d’Ivoire’s Fertilizer Imports Hit New High
Arabfields, Nadia Fatima Zahra, Arabfields, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — Côte d’Ivoire’s fertilizer imports reached a record 789,500 tonnes in 2025, highlighting the growing pressure...
U.S. Meat Eyes Nigeria
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — U.S. meat exporters are moving to tap Nigeria's fast-growing consumer market after the...
Citrus Industry Faces a Difficult Season
Arabfields, Sana Dib, Financial Correspondent, Johannesburg, South Africa — South Africa’s citrus industry is heading toward a weaker export season as extreme weather, shipping...
Côte d’Ivoire Bets on Rubber Seeds
Arabfields, Nadia Fatima Zahra, Arabfields, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — Côte d’Ivoire is turning to an unusual agricultural resource as it looks to expand its...
Algeria Eyes Tanzania’s Cashew Processing Market
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West and Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Tanzania’s rapidly expanding cashew industry is attracting new interest from Algerian investors as...
Médéa Records 1.37 Million Quintals of Grain
Arabfields, Adel Serai, Economic Analyst Arabfields — Médéa has recorded its strongest grain collection in years, with more than 1.37 million quintals gathered during...
Burundi Bets on Agricultural Credit
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West & Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Burundi is putting fresh financial muscle behind agriculture as the government moves to...
Africa’s Untapped Tree Economy
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West & Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Africa is entering 2026 with an economic opportunity growing quietly across its farms,...
Namibia Prepares Farmers for a Bigger Planting Season
Arabfields, Sana Dib, Financial Correspondent, Johannesburg, South Africa — The Namibian government is stepping up preparations for the next rain-fed cropping season, putting hundreds...
Karamoja’s Wheat Gamble Faces a Difficult Test
Arabfields, Maleeka Kassou, East, West & Central Africa Agriculture Correspondent — Karamoja’s first major effort to establish wheat as a commercial crop has suffered...
Namibia’s Livestock Sector Gains Momentum
Arabfields, Sana Dib, Financial Correspondent, Johannesburg, South Africa — Namibia’s livestock industry is entering the second half of 2026 on stronger footing, with rising...
South Africa’s Small Sugar Farmers Struggle to Reach Their Potential
Arabfields, Sana Dib, Financial Correspondent, Johannesburg, South Africa — South Africa’s small-scale sugarcane farmers are playing a major role in rural economies, but many...
Rwanda’s Fertiliser Ambitions Face a Costly Hurdle
Arabfields, Ngab Niyonzima, special correspondent, Dodoma, Tanzania — Rwanda is betting heavily on organic fertiliser to strengthen its agricultural sector, but small producers say...
