Industry Dynamics

Benin is stepping up support for its cotton sector with a new incentive aimed at encouraging higher production.

Zimbabwe plans to raise local bioethanol production to 600 million liters a year by 2035, nearly four times the current supply of about 155 million liters. The target, reported by several local media outlets on Wednesday, June 3, was announced by Anxious Masuka, the minister of A...

Egypt has continued to strengthen its presence in Italy’s pumpkin market, achieving record export levels for the third consecutive year as European demand rises amid weaker local production caused by climate challenges.

A new report has placed Morocco among Africa’s leaders in terms of electric vehicle (EV) sales.

Africa produced roughly 34.2 million metric tons of potatoes in 2024, according to data compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). That volume represents about 9% of the 390.4 million tons produced globally that year.

Since early May, West Africa's cocoa sector has been hit by a series of disruptions. With the 2025/26 crop season already in its second half in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana, there are no signs of easing. Here are the latest developments in the sector across the world's two largest coc...

South Africa could export around 3 million metric tons of corn during the 2026/27 marketing season, which began in May, according to Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz), in an analysis published on Monday.

Chinese automotive brands saw sales jump 215% in Morocco in 2025, climbing from 5,740 units to 18,053, according to data from the Moroccan Vehicle Importers Association (AIVAM). Their market share more than doubled, surging from 3.25% to 7.67%. Meanwhile, Morocco’s overall auto m...

Vegetable and edible oil producers have raised alarm over the continued dominance of imported brands despite the retention of items in the Federal Government’s prohibition list under the 2026 fiscal policy measures.