There is a narrative that has become almost synonymous with African agriculture.
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Let us begin with a market fact that is hiding in plain sight. Africa, the continent with extensive arable land, rich diversity of indigenous crops, and a farming tradition older than recorded history, spends more than $100 billion every year importing food from other people’s farms.
Full Silos, Dry Skies: Why SADC's Record Maize Buffer May Not Outlast the 2026/27 El Nino
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Southern Africa heads into the second half of 2026 with an unusual luxury: full grain silos.
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Until now, African farmers navigating fertiliser shortages have mostly been dealing with logistics and procurement failures – frustrating, but manageable. What is coming for the 2026–2027 planting seasons is neither logistical nor manageable. It is structural, and it is of a different order entirely.
AI offers promise for agriculture, but smallholder farmers risk being left behind
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Globally, agriculture faces mounting pressures. These are driven by climate change, land degradation, labour shortages, supply chain disruptions and the demand for food from a growing population.
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When Senegalese farmer Abou Sow first watched U.S. missiles strike Iran on social media, he had a sinking feeling it would soon affect agriculture in the West African nation. Since the war began on Feb. 28, fertilizer prices have risen by 40%.
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- South Africa’s meat and logistics industries have signed a new cooperation agreement to tackle ongoing port bottlenecks, bureaucratic delays and veterinary hold-ups that are hampering imports and exports.
- Parts of the southwestern Western Cape experienced their driest July on record in 2026, raising serious concerns for South African agriculture. Winter wheat plantings have fallen to about 473 000 hectares — 8% lower than the previous year and the smallest area since 1929 — as unfavourable dry conditions weighed on the crop.
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