When Senegalese farmer Pape Fall first downloaded TikTok, it was to watch football and funny videos. A looped video on his ...

Farmers’ move to social media has been bolstered by a fall in aid sent to rural communities across the continent.

African agricultural technology startups raised less than $170 million in 2025, marking the first time since the sector began tracking invest ...

In sub-Saharan Africa, pastoral livestock farming—where cattle, goats and sheep roam freely across grasslands, grazing at will—has been the main form of livestock production. It has been a source of ...

Agriculture has long been the backbone of Africa’s economy, supporting livelihoods, food security, and rural development. Yet, the continent faces enduring challenges—from unpredictable climate ...

HIV/AIDS has decimated Africa’s farming communities so badly that the amount of cultivated land in some countries has declined by nearly 70 percent, researchers said on Thursday. About 80 percent of ...

Women farmers in KwaZulu-Natal have had to abandon their fields because the government has failed to maintain irrigation ...

SA agriculture posts record exports, despite global headwinds South Africa’s agricultural sector has delivered a record export performance in the fourth quarter of 2025, underscoring its resilience ...

TAMBACOUNDA, Senegal (AP) — On a blazing afternoon in Senegal, 33-year-old farmer Filly Mangassa heaved peanut plants onto a horse-drawn cart, sending clouds of dust swirling. Ten years ago, he left ...

In this article, African Climate Foundation agriculture researcher Malik Dasoo writes about the benefits of regenerative agriculture and how it can transform farming in Africa. Regenerative ...

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), and also a member of the South African President's Economic Advisory Council (PEAC). For most ...