- Jul- 2020 -8 JulyEconomy
Zimbabwe’s evicted white farmers offered $3.5 billion payout
Zimbabwe’s white commercial farmers, who were violently evicted from their land in a series of invasions that began two decades…
Read More » - 8 JulyEconomy
Locust, floods and virus set Uganda for slowest year since 1986
Uganda’s economy will probably expand at the slowest pace in more than three decades this year due to the fallout…
Read More » - Jun- 2020 -10 JuneMarkets
Withering crops to make North Africa world’s top wheat buyer
One of the worst droughts in four decades is expected to make North Africa the world’s top buyer of foreign wheat.…
Read More » - 8 JuneMarkets
Tanzania to more than double cotton output by 2025
Tanzania plans to more than double cotton production in five years as farmers increase cultivation, encouraged by higher prices for…
Read More » - 4 JuneMarkets
Farmers turn to commercial banks as South African lender stalls
South African farmers are increasingly turning to commercial lenders to top up their working capital as the Land and Agricultural…
Read More » - May- 2020 -29 MayBusiness
Gemcorp plans to tap Black Sea Grains to feed locust-hit Africa
After wrapping up its first year trading Black Sea and Argentinian grain, Gemcorp Group plans to boost sales to Africa…
Read More » - 19 MayClimate
Coffee production faces climate risk for Africa’s top grower
Ethiopia, Africa’s largest coffee grower, could face “significant volatility” in the crop’s yields in a decade due to changing weather…
Read More » - 5 MayPolitics
Nigeria cocoa exports stalled over Covid-19 safety protocols
Health protocols introduced by Nigerian authorities to curb the spread of the Covid-19 disease have delayed cocoa exports, leaving at…
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