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Agriculture and farming business news in Africa.
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Nestle steps up testing after weedkiller found in coffee beans
Nestle SA is increasing checks on the coffee it buys, after recent tests showed beans from some countries had levels of…
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South Africa’s wool sector has $325 million question for China
South Africa’s wool industry is on tenterhooks as exporters seek clarity on a Chinese ban on imports of the fiber…
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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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