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Good news for chocolate lovers as rains boost Africa cocoa crops
Farmers in the top two cocoa growers are upbeat about the next harvest after heavy rains in recent weeks helped…
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South Africa’s Omnia prices $130 mln rights issue
South African chemicals and fertiliser maker Omnia Holdings priced its 2 billion rand ($130 million) rights issue at 20 rand…
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Zimbabwe to legalize growing of industrial hemp
Zimbabwe will change its laws to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp for export, cabinet ministers said on Tuesday, adding…
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Kenyan tea glut pushes prices to multi-year lows, trade body says
Kenyan tea prices have slumped to their lowest level in at least five years due to excess supplies and weak…
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Horticulture, Rwanda’s new cash cow
Inside an expansive warehouse at the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), it is a beehive of activity on a…
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Tongaat CEO seeking to freeze payments on $790 million of debt
Tongaat Hulett Ltd. is asking 10 lenders for a break from payments on as much as 11 billion rand ($790 million)…
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Zambia’s President says it’s time to transform the agriculture sector for the benefit of the people
President Edgar Lungu says time has come for Zambia to transform the agriculture sector for the benefit of the people.…
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Uganda’s fall in exports forces sugar prices to drop
A reduction in the export volume of sugar has led to a significant drop in sugarcane and sugar prices from…
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