- Apr- 2020 -3 AprilEnvironment
East Africa locust swarms gather as coronavirus curbs delay pesticides
Coronavirus-linked flight restrictions are hampering efforts to wipe out locust swarms on the verge of devastating crops in eastern Africa,…
Read More » - 3 AprilNews
How the coronavirus crisis is affecting food supply
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted global food supplies and is causing labour shortages in agriculture worldwide. Are we facing food…
Read More » - Mar- 2020 -30 MarchEconomy
Ivory Coast rain and sun to boost cocoa mid-crop
Abundant rain mixed with sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions last week will boost the mid-crop in…
Read More » - 24 MarchAquaculture
Coronavirus provides unexpected boost for Kenyan fishermen
The coronavirus pandemic has handed Kenyan fishermen an unexpected boon – a rush of customers who now shun imported Chinese…
Read More » - 11 MarchBusiness
Drought, coronavirus to slow Morocco’s economic growth to near 2%
Morocco’s economic growth is expected to be revised downwards to near 2% in 2020 from an initial forecast of 3.5%…
Read More » - 2 MarchNews
Zambian agriculture business launches $81 million farmer financing scheme
Zambia’s African Green Resources (AGR) on Sunday launched an $81 million financing programme under which the company and its partners…
Read More » - Feb- 2020 -26 FebruaryInvesting
Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters competing with multinationals fear bankruptcy
Domestic Ivorian cocoa exporters fear going bankrupt because they cannot compete with the higher prices multinational companies are paying for…
Read More » - 25 FebruaryBusiness
Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa
It’s ride-hailing, farm style. Deere & Co. is teaming up with the “Uber of tractors” in Africa and betting on a…
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