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Wheat supply remains critical
Zimbabwe’s wheat supplies remain critical due to logistical challenges arising from failure by the National Railway of Zimbabwe to speedily…
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Zimbabwe grain deliveries top 1.1 million tonnes
Zimbabwe will not import maize as it has become food secure, with farmers having so far delivered 1,1 million tonnes…
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Rwandan entrepreneur woos drinkers with beetroot wine
Rwandans enjoy eating beetroot but entrepreneur Assumpta Uwamariya has found a novel use for the vegetable – turning it into…
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Indigenous seeds key in ensuring food security – Experts
The solution to achieving food security for the country is based on access to seeds. This is especially because the…
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Ivory Coast raises cocoa farmers’ pay after price recovery
Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa producer, raised farmers’ pay for the new season for the first time in two…
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Maize farmers earn peanuts as corruption plagues sector
Farmers in Kenya’s North Rift region have been forced to sell their maize at throwaway prices after the government suspended…
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Rwf39 billion fund set up to support agri-businesses
Over 30,000 jobs are expected to be created thanks to a new 5-year project intended to help grow small and…
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Fertilizer shortage to increase Kenya’s international flower prices
Delays at the port of Mombasa as a result of new and stringent measures on local inspection of all fertilizer…
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