- May- 2019 -23 MayBusiness
Milking it? Ethiopian farmers fight drought with insured cows
After farmer Manza Bulacho’s crops were wiped out in a drought that devastated parts of Ethiopia in 2017, the father…
Read More » - Apr- 2019 -11 AprilBusiness
Zimbabwe reaches agreement with IMF on economic reform program
Zimbabwe has reached agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a program of economic policies and structural reforms that…
Read More » - 10 AprilPigs
South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever
South Africa has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West province, the Paris-based World…
Read More » - 9 AprilNews
Drought to drag down Kenya’s 2019 economic growth, World Bank says
Dry weather across much of Kenya is likely to curb its economic growth this year, the World Bank said on…
Read More » - 8 AprilNews
Zimbabwe to start paying white farmers compensation after April
Zimbabwe is to start paying compensation this year to thousands of white farmers who lost land under former president Robert…
Read More » - 3 AprilOpinion
Cameroon farmers spice up earnings with forest-friendly foods
Lucy Muke, a farmer in Mbalmayo in south-central Cameroon, pointed happily to the pile of processed and bottled liquid pepper,…
Read More » - Mar- 2019 -25 MarchBusiness
South Africa’s 2019 maize crop seen down 16 pct on drought conditions
South Africa is likely to harvest 16 percent less maize in 2019 compared with the previous season after drought delayed…
Read More » - 5 MarchBusiness
South Africa’s economy grows in Q4 2018 as farming expands
South Africa’s economy expanded at the end of last year helped by growth in agriculture and manufacturing, data showed on…
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