AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoClimate Risk: Forecasters warn a powerful El Niño could bring drought and floods across Africa. Ivory Coast’s cocoa crop could fall 25%, while Zimbabwe is building a 600,000-tonne grain reserve ahead of expected drought. Rice Resilience: A $18.8 million Ghana project aims to support 20,000 rice farmers, as CSIR-SARI promotes climate-resilient growing methods. Trade and Markets: Sudan has lifted its 20-month ban on Kenyan tea, reopening an export market worth $11.6 million in 2025. Cameroon’s banana exports rose 21.6%, while Morocco is maintaining restrictions on tomato, potato and onion exports to West Africa. Farm Technology: A Rwanda study finds women’s lower use of an AI banana-disease app reflects limited access to smartphones and infrastructure, not a skills gap. Researchers also turned shea-processing waste into silver nanoparticles, highlighting new value from an agricultural byproduct.
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