- Mar- 2019 -7 MarchDairy
The FAO food price index rises mostly on higher dairy prices
Global food prices rose in February, with the FAO Food Price Index averaging 167.5 points, up 1.7 percent from January,…
Read More » - 6 MarchBusiness
Targeting fruit flies in Seychelles to save melons, pumpkin and cucumbers
Seychelles is relaunching a project to reduce the number of fruit flies, a pest that is currently affecting the production…
Read More » - 6 MarchSpecial Focus
South Africa halts global maize exports to boost SADC
Regional supplies of the staple maize are projected to decline to their lowest level this month but it is not…
Read More » - 6 MarchNews
Irrigation is the answer to Zambia’s agriculture
The continued erratic rainfall patterns in some parts of the country are a clear indication that Zambia should move away…
Read More » - 6 MarchBusiness
Harsh Brexit- Meatco ready to ship meat to 27 EU countries
The Meat Corporation of Namibia (Meatco), as Namibia’s flagship meat exporter to Europe, is ready for the worst case scenario…
Read More » - 5 MarchCrops
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe to mobilise $80m for wheat contract farming
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has appointed National Wheat Contract Farming Committee (NWCFC), a technical committee to lead the…
Read More » - 4 MarchNews
Zambia government lifts ban on mealie meal exports
The Ministry of Agriculture has with immediate effect lifted the ban on the export of mealie meal. Minister of Agriculture…
Read More » - 4 MarchBusiness
Agriculture sector key to shilling stability
The Tanzania government banks on current efforts to raise cash crops export for stabilizing the shilling against the US dollar.…
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