Food

A rapidly strengthening El Niño weather pattern is beginning to disrupt agricultural production across major food-producing regions in Asia, raising concerns about global food supply chains, commodity prices, and export…

The African Development Bank Group has warned that rising fuel and fertilizer costs linked to escalating Middle East tensions are beginning to threaten Africa’s food systems, with the continent’s economic…

New York-based foodtech investor Big Idea Ventures moved on Monday to expand its Global Food Innovation Fund II portfolio, announcing the addition of five startups to its GFIF II portfolio…

Lusaka became the focal point of Southern Africa's agribusiness calendar today as the AFMASS Food Expo Zambia and Southern Africa 2026 opened its doors at the Radisson Blu Hotel, drawing…

South Africa's food supply chain is facing one of its most acute cost crises in years after the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources confirmed on Monday, 4 May, that…

The United States House of Representatives took a decisive step today toward reshaping American agricultural and food policy, as the House Rules Committee convened at 1:00 PM ET on April…

With six weeks to go before Africa's most significant food and beverage sourcing event opens its doors, industry publication BakerSA this week reported that South African food ingredient companies are…

The machinery behind one of the largest deals in consumer packaged goods history is now formally in motion. On April 15, 2026, McCormick & Company announced that Andrew Foust, President…

East Africa's aquaculture sector received a significant vote of confidence this month as AgDevCo, the specialist African agriculture investor, committed a $15 million follow-on investment into Victory Group, the company…

South Africa's Public Investment Corporation has confirmed it is actively seeking a buyer for Daybreak Foods, the country's once-celebrated black empowerment poultry producer, after more than a decade of mounting…