Rome, Italy// — African countries are stepping up efforts against agricultural plastic pollution. Gathered at FAO’s regional webinar “The Voluntary Code of Conduct for plastics in agriculture: African experiences and the way forward”, experts from across the continent shared practical solutions and emerging initiatives to reduce the environmental impacts of plastics while maintaining agricultural productivity.
Accra, Ghana// — For decades, tsetse flies posed a major constraint to livestock production in Senegal’s Niayes region, transmitting trypanosomosis – a debilitating disease that reduced cattle productivity and forced farmers to rely on low-yield, disease-tolerant breeds.
Accra, Ghana//-The National Seed Trade Association of Ghana (NaSTAG) has urged the government, through the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), to urgently off-take a significant portion of the unsold and high-quality seed stocks from certified seed producers in the country.
Cocoa farmers have been spared another potential loss in income after the government decided against reducing the producer price, despite a downturn in international cocoa prices.
Lagos, Nigeria// — Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) (www.AfricaFC.org), the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, is helping drive a $7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group designed to triple production capacity in Nigeria and establish a major new manufacturing platform in Ethiopia.
Abuja, Nigeria// — The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has released on Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the 2025–2027 edition of its **Regional Economic Outlook (REO)**, a flagship report that analyses macroeconomic developments across the region and highlights the challenges and opportunities related to food security and regional integration.
The Kenyan agricultural sector accounts for 23.2% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) and employs more than 40% of the population. It is also responsible for around 65% of the country’s export earnings.
Accra, Ghana,// — On the second day of his state visit to Belarus, President John Dramani Mahama visited the industrial city of Brest to explore opportunities for transforming Ghana’s agricultural sector.
Accra, Ghana// — The Government of Ghana, with support from the World Bank Group and development partners, today launched its AgriConnect Compact, a national framework to strengthen food security, create jobs, reduce food imports, and mobilise investment across priority agricultural value chains.
Accra, Ghana// — Deputy Minister for Finance, Thomas Nyarko Ampem, has disclosed that the government has already released 85 per cent of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture’s approved 2026 budget to accelerate food production, strengthen agro-industrialisation and improve food security across the country.
