Zimbabwe’s ZMX warehouse-receipt system lets smallholders trade grain on 50kg deposits, with receipts as loan collateral and a 2,000-tonne 2026 opening.
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Farming
Authorities Clarify FMD Controls: Dairy and Aggregates Exempt
Botswana’s FMD coordinator Dr Mbeha clarifies that UHT and pasteurised milk, firewood and aggregates are exempt from movement curbs — what it means for
Ethiopia’s tree-planting drive is becoming productive infrastructure
The Green Legacy Initiative is increasingly being framed not only as reforestation, but as soil, water and agricultural infrastructure with measurable economic consequences.
Mozambique’s $401 million El Niño plan turns climate risk into a financing requirement
The government has quantified the expected cost of preparing for a severe 2026/27 El Niño; the challenge now is closing a $276 million funding gap before impacts arrive.
FMD Response Shifts from Culling to Vaccination in Zone 6b
Botswana’s early-2026 choice to vaccinate rather than cull Zone 6b cattle against FMD eases farmer losses while protecting premium beef export access.
Water, Seed and Disease: SADC Ministers Prioritise Irrigation, Seed Research and FMD Control
SADC ministers prioritised irrigation, seed research, pooled medicine procurement and foot-and-mouth control — what the food-security agenda means for Zimbabwe.
Dikoloti Warns Farmers: FMD Controls Vital for EU Beef Access
Acting Minister Dikoloti has told Digawana farmers that strict FMD protocols are essential to regain Zone 11’s green status within 3–6 months and protect
Blue Economy growth agenda — agrifood value-chain opportunity — for regional operators
Fish is agrifood, but SADC's institutions rarely treat it that way. Fisheries governance sits with maritime and environment portfolios, agriculture ministries manage crops and livestock, and the value chains that connect a landed catch to a processed, packaged,...
Floors Under Pressure: Masuka Steps In as Early Tobacco Prices Slump in Zimbabwe
Minister Masuka tours tobacco auction floors as early 2026 prices slump. Levies under review, output eyes 500m kg by 2030. What growers face.