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With El Niño conditions now established, the latest climate risk assessments suggest Southern African agriculture is better prepared for the period ahead. El Niño conditions have now formed in the Pacific Ocean. Climate forecasters indicate a high probability that the event could strengthen significantly over the coming months. Moreover, the existing fragile environment and market conditions make this El Niño event even more worrying.

When most people think of Africa-China trade, they often picture cities like Beijing, Shanghai or Shenzhen. However, one of the biggest drivers of this relationship is not a coastal megacity. It is a landlocked province you have likely never heard of before. Hunan Province, located in central China, has emerged as the country’s strategic hub for expanding trade with Africa.

The agricultural sector across sub-Saharan Africa is critical to local and regional economies as a developmental base for food security and employment. Within it, there remains an invisible force driving productivity in the region and across the world.