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ocoa-leading region coming off two below-average harvests Industry researchers downgrading their earlier 2025/26 forecasts Flower, young pod mortality rates high, despite improved weather

As part of efforts to deepen agricultural cooperation and strengthen food security across Africa, Nigeria has donated 2,000 cashew seedlings and 100,000 cashew seeds to Ethiopia. The donation, sufficient to cultivate approximately 600 hectares of farmland, was formally received by Ethiopia’s Minister of State for Agriculture, Dr Efa Muleta Boru, ahead of the second United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit to be held in Addis Ababa from July 27 to 29, 2025.Spearheaded under President Bola Tinubu’s agricultural transformation agenda, the green diplomacy initiative reinforces Nigeria’s commitment to leveraging agro-development as a strategic instrument for regional diplomacy and sustainable development.

South Africa’s summer grains and oilseed production for 2024-25 is projected at 18.74 million tonnes, marking a 21% increase from the previous year and a 2% rise since June, according to the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz).Maize output is forecast at 15.03 million tonnes, 17% higher than last season and exceeding national requirements of around 12 million tonnes, keeping the country on track as a net maize exporter. Soybean production is expected to reach 2.72 million tonnes, a 47% increase year-on-year.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) has been backing the coffee sector in several ways: training farmers, ensuring better access to inputs (seedlings, quality inputs), enforcing quality controls.

The cash crop bounced from its 52-week low last week at the New York Exchange to settle at $7420 per ton. Cocoa traded at a record high in December 2024 when it spiked to $12,646 per ton.

A devastating outbreak of black pod disease is sweeping across cocoa plantations in Southwest Cameroon, threatening the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and the region’s vital cocoa economy.

April–May 2025, Nairobi / Addis Ababa / Lagos — Africa’s pulses sector is set for measured but steady growth over the next decade, with market volume expected to reach 29 million tonnes by 2035. According to the latest the market will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 1.8% in volume and about 2.5% in value.

January and July 2025, the output was valued at 1,803,587.7 billion soms at current prices.

Wheat imports are estimated at 6.7 million tonnes for the 2025/26 marketing year, up from about 6.25 million tonnes the prior year. The temporary zero‑duty import policy introduced in 2024 is referenced as a key enabler of this jump, by making wheat cheaper and more accessible to millers.

AfDB approves €115.66 million for agricultural and cross‑border infrastructure The African Development Bank’s board approved a €115.66 million loan for the second phase of the Cross-border and Agricultural Areas Access Program in Côte d’Ivoire, which will support agricultural value chains and infrastructure in border regions.