Market access into China is won less by handshakes than by inspection protocols. Twenty-two export agreements have opened doors, but only for the producers who can meet the standards behind them.
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Farming
Agricultural Modernisation: The Summit Pledge Africa Has Heard Before
From the 2006 FOCAC to the 2024 Beijing plan, China keeps promising experts, demonstration centres and modernised farms. The repetition is the point – and the problem.
Keeping Kids Fed: Schools Navigate Food Supply Disruptions
The school feeding scheme is holding up but short on suppliers, the council reports – and that gap is an open contract for local farms and logistics firms.
Beans, Samp and Schedules: Kanye Keeps School Meals Moving Despite Delays
Kanye council moved to fix supply shortages in its school feeding programme, keeping beans, samp and the rest of the menu reaching learners despite delays.
Schools Keep Meals Flowing Amid Supply Chain Snags
Kanye District councillors said the school feeding programme runs fairly despite delays in beans and samp supplies, with P6.5 million budgeted.
Zambia as a Regional Food-Security Buffer: Successes, Setbacks and the Current Position
Weighing Zambia’s food-security buffer, 2022–2026: drought export bans, a record maize crop and resumed corn exports, gains versus announcements.
Five Signals That Will Determine the Future of Agro-Processing and the Industrialisation of Zambia’s Harvest
Five signals to watch on whether Zambia can turn its maize and soya surpluses into a competitive regional agro-processing base by 2031.
The Businesses Behind Agro-Processing and the Industrialisation of Zambia’s Harvest
Milling, oils, feed, dairy, meat, fruit, packaging and cold storage: mapping the commercial opportunity in Zambia’s agro-processing sector, chain by chain.
How Agro-Processing and the Industrialisation of Zambia’s Harvest Became a Zambian Strategic Asset
Zambia exports raw crops and imports processed food. How national strategy reframed agro-processing as a strategic asset for diversification and jobs.