Ethiopia’s float lifts coffee and oilseed farm-gate values while raising input costs, making processing and rural finance the real value-capture play.
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Farming
Women Entrepreneurs Making a Mark in Agri-Business
Discover how women entrepreneurs in East Africa are transforming agriculture through innovative agri-business ventures and community empowerment.
Innovative Farming Practices for East Africa’s Arid Regions
Discover how innovative farming practices like drip irrigation, crop rotation, and drought-resistant crops are transforming agriculture in East Africa’s arid regions, ensuring sustainability and food security.
How to Start a Profitable Coffee Farm in Tanzania
Learn how to start a profitable coffee farm in Tanzania, from land preparation and planting to harvesting and accessing international markets.
$3.6bn highway agreement in Kenya — value-chain opening — why it matters for investors
A faster Nairobi-Mombasa corridor cuts post-harvest loss, but who captures it? A food-systems read on farmers, processing, cold chain and rural finance in
Burundi’s Rusumo regional power — customer adoption what business leaders should track
The shared 80 MW Rusumo Falls plant is inaugurated. For Burundi’s farmers, reliable power could close the farm-to-market gap where crop value leaks away.
Julius Nyerere power in Tanzania — customer adoption what comes next across the region
Tanzania’s first Julius Nyerere turbine eases power rationing, targeting the cold-storage and processing bottlenecks that cost farmers value.
Ethiopia’s Coffee Riches Brew More Than Just a Cup
Coffee lovers, raise your mugs! While your morning latte might hail from distant lands, the true coffee connoisseur knows the origin story begins in Ethiopia. This East African nation boasts a heritage intertwined with the very bean, and sipping Ethiopian coffee is...
Historic debt relief in Somalia — value-chain opening why it matters across the region
Somalia’s US$4.5bn HIPC debt relief refinances rural infrastructure and processing. Where agribusiness captures value and how smallholders stay included.