CAPE TOWN – 28 April 2026 – Africa's annual agricultural financing gap now exceeds US$100 billion. Meanwhile, the continent's food import bill is projected to surpass US$110 billion . That is the price of depending on external markets to feed a growing population. Yet the real crisis is not the size of the gap. It is that billions of dollars in pilot projects have already been funded, trialled, written up - and then abandoned. Innovations that work beautifully at 50 hectare

With less than 1% of global private equity flowing to Africa and an expected El Niño cycle threatening harvests, the Indaba convenes sovereign wealth funds, commercial banks, and insurers to make climate-resilient farming bankable. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - Climate variability has officially become the primary driver of performance in African agriculture. Current warming trends, coupled with an expected El Niño cycle, threaten to heavily disrupt seasonal harvests across the con

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - It is estimated that Africa's annual agricultural financing gap sits at $65-80 billion. Current investment meets less than a third of the need. Closing that gap is not about more pilots. It is about scaling what works: from farm to fork, from pilot to pipeline, from commitment to reality.That is the central argument of the 2026 African Agri Investment Indaba, which takes place for the first time in Durban from 16–18 November 2026 under t

African Agri Investment Indaba 2025 to Spotlight Seeds & Startups - Catalyzing Investment in Africa’s Agribusiness Innovation Ecosystem Cape Town, South Africa - 06 November 2025. The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII) 2025, Africa’s largest food and agriculture investment platform, will host a dedicated Seeds & Startups Program, a full-day showcase of Africa’s most promising agricultural innovators, entrepreneurs, and early-stage agribusiness ventures. Under the 2025 Ind

Smart silos and grain storage technology will be the focus of a key presentation by Marco Sutter, Managing Director of Bühler Southern Africa, at the 8 th edition of the African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII), from 24 to 26 November 2025 at the Cape Town Convention Centre. The event will bring together over 800 stakeholders, including investors, project developers, and government officials, to discuss the critical trends driving the future of African food and agribusiness o

Cape Town, South Africa – Building on the remarkable success of the 2024 African Agri Investment Indaba, where the African Agri Council facilitated investment deals worth $239 million through its Investment Discovery Sessions (IDS), the platform returns for the 2025 Indaba with increased momentum. This substantial achievement highlights the essential role of strategic matchmaking in directing capital into Africa's agricultural sector and creating measurable progress toward f

Cape Town, South Africa - Africa’s agricultural potential remains largely untapped, with post-harvest losses exceeding 30% for key commodities and a persistent reliance on imported processed foods. This deficit in local value addition undermines food security, exports vital foreign exchange, and misses a crucial opportunity for job creation and industrialisation.Urgent action is needed to bridge the gap between farm-level production and consumer markets. The development of

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