In recent years, agro-processing has emerged as one of the most promising sectors for economic growth and wealth creation in Nigeria.With the country blessed with vast agricultural resources— from ...

Dr Jean-Paul Abiaga, Head of Office/ Representative of UNESCO Office Abuja, has emphasised the need for stakeholders in ...

To say Nigeria remains import dependent in the area of food is stating the obvious, as receipts from food and beverage import bill rose significantly in 2025, reaching ₦5.27 trillion in the first nine ...

Cameroon is advancing its second-generation agriculture policy through the distribution of tractors to agropoles in the ...

On the back of strong support for domestic food production and processing, Nigeria can launch an era of food diplomacy with her trading partners. Nigeria is in a transition from supreme oil-dependency ...

The Gauteng Department of Economic Development’s agro-processing programme is helping MSMEs scale, strengthen compliance and ...

By transfor ming raw harvests into high-value products, agro processing holds the key to higher farmer incomes, job creation, food security, and Nigeria’s long-awaited economic diversification.In a ...

This is Part 4 of a 5-part interview of His Excellency Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda of Uganda, conducted on June 9, 2016, in New York City. In Part 4, PM Rugunda discusses successive Papal visits ...

The Sierra Leone Agro-Processing Competitiveness Project (SLAPCP) provided emergency grant support to 25 agro-processing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) crippled by the COVID-19 pandemic. It ...

South Africa’s agro-processing sector is gaining renewed national attention – and for good reason. It contributed an estimated 2.7% to GDP in 2023, employed more than 460,000 people across its various ...

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja, began the process of implementing establishment of Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZs) across the six geopolitical zones in the country. Nanono ...