Women Are Critical in Driving Agriculture – Zambia
Agriculture is an important driver of economic growth in developing countries, Zambia included. Yet it is women who make up the majority of the small-scale farmers and produce up to 80 per cent of the food consumed locally. They play a critical role in driving agriculture in Africa. Zambia’s agriculture sector has seen an increase […]
No Rain, No Grass, No Milk
On Tuesday afternoon last week, Shoa Supermarket on Africa Avenue was, surprisingly, discouraging customers from purchasing more than a litre of milk. This trend has been going on for the last month or so because of a shortage in the milk supply and the supermarket wanted to evenly distribute the available products to their customers, […]
The Danger of Land Price Bubble in Ethiopia
Land price bubble (housing bubble) is a response to basic supply and demand. Bubbles generally occur when speculators enter a market where demand is already high and attempt to profit through short-term buying and selling, further driving up demand. Speculative bubbles may also be defined as persistent, systematic and increasing deviations of actual prices from […]
One of Africa’s Biggest Land Deals Stalls – Shrouded in Secrecy
ANALYSIS By Chris Arsenault Markala, Mali — Malian farmer Balima Coulibaly and his fellow villagers watched with dread as 100,000 hectares of fertile land they have farmed for generations were handed to Libyan investors with no discussion about the impact on their impoverished communities.In one of Africa’s largest and most secretive foreign agricultural investment deals, […]
No Crop Seed Delivery for South Sudan
Civilians, including farmers, are fleeing the fighting in Unity state in the north of South Sudan. If farmers cannot plant, it could mean food shortages later this year, says the Food and Agriculture Organization. “It’s very critical right now, and if we don’t manage to give crop seeds to the farmers, the food insecurity may […]
Sudan and Madagascar surprising winners of Africa’s food ‘superpowers’
There are twists and turns in the data: Ethiopia produces more cereals than South Africa, while Nigeria is Africa’s star in oil crop production. THE Food and Agriculture Organisation has released its biannual report on global food markets, providing a mixed picture for Africa. Large supplies and a strong US dollar are keeping food prices […]
