Category: Agriculture

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Uganda’s Senior Official arrested for issuing 265 illicit titles targeting ex-VP Sekandi’s land

UGANDA — In a major crackdown on systemic public sector corruption, detectives from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) have arrested Colbert Tamale Zziwa, a Senior Land Officer attached to the Masaka Ministry Zonal Office. The high-profile arrest follows allegations that the official fraudulently created and issued 265 illegal land titles, directly targeting property owned by former Vice President Edward Ssekandi.

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Harvesting Uncertainty: The Impact of Climate Change on Ghana’s Agricultural Sector

By Tendai Keith Guvamombe Ghana’s agricultural sector, a cornerstone of the national economy that employs approximately 45% of the total workforce and contributes roughly 20% to the Gross Domestic Product, is currently facing an existential threat from climate change (IntechOpen, 2026). Because the sector is overwhelmingly rain-fed—with only about 2% of agricultural land under irrigation—any shift in weather patterns directly translates into production losses (IntechOpen, 2026). Recent data indicates that maize yields in Ghana have already declined by 5% to 25% due to these climatic shifts (IntechOpen, 2026).

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Manicaland Leading the Charge: Zimbabwe-China Horticulture Engagement 2026

The landscape of Zimbabwean agriculture is shifting toward a high-value, export-oriented future, with Manicaland Province at the epicenter of this transformation. Following the recent Zimbabwe–China Horticulture Buyers Engagement, the province has solidified its status as a critical gateway to the vast Chinese market, buoyed by the impending implementation of a zero-tariff policy.

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Africa’s 2026 Food Revolution: How the Kampala Strategy Aims to End the $100 Billion Import Crisis

By Tendai Keith Guvamombe

At the heart of this revolution is the Kampala CAADP Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035), a comprehensive ten-year roadmap designed to fix Africa’s broken food systems. At the heart of this revolution is the Kampala CAADP Strategy and Action Plan (2026–2035), a comprehensive ten-year roadmap designed to fix Africa’s broken food systems.

With a clear vision to end hunger and slash a staggering $100 billion annual food import bill, African leaders are now prioritizing agrifood transformation as the engine of economic growth