China’s pledges span planting, processing and trade. The middle link, turning crops into finished goods on African soil, is the one the continent most needs and most often misses.
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Farming
Quarantine and paperwork: the unglamorous keys to Africa’s China market
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.
The Desert Miracle: Moakanyi Magazine | Vol 06 Issue 01 | June 2026
Our June 2026 issue is out. How Duma Boko is re-architecting Botswana - from a diamond-dependent rentier state into a sovereign-equity economy built to rival the Gulf - and what that turn asks of everyone doing business here. Botswana is doing something most resource...
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.
Bi-National Food Alliance Aims to Strengthen Meat and Vaccine Supply
At a June 2026 bi-national commission, the Botswana Meat Commission and Botswana Vaccine Institute explored working with Lesotho on meat processing and vaccine production.
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.
From Mine to Orchard: Selebi Phikwe Turns to Citrus to Revive Jobs
When BCL’s mine closed, Selebi Phikwe lost its economic spine. A citrus farm now employing over 300 workers is one attempt to put a different engine in its place.
Community Farms Sprout as Drought and Imports Bite
Councils rolled out cooperative farming schemes and community gardens in June 2026 to soften drought and import dependence as food insecurity rose.
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.