Fruit & Nuts
The hub for agriculture and farming fruit & nuts news in Africa.
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Banana production faces threat in East Africa
Banana, one of the staple foods in East Africa, is under threat from a fungal disease. Kagera region in Tanzania…
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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…
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How PackSolve Drums makes SA’s fruit juice industry more competitive
PackSolve’s galvanised drums are boosting the efficiencies and performance of the South African fruit juice industry. South Africa is a…
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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…
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Tanzania Government expects about Sh800bn from cashew nuts business
The government yesterday said the cashew sub-sector will generate an average of about Sh800 billion in the 2019/20 trading season.…
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Tanzania wants to become the world’s biggest cashew exporter
Tanzania plans to more than triple output of cashews to 1 million tons over the next four to five years,…
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Burundi to nationalize coffee industry to boost farmers’ income
Burundi plans to take over the coffee industry, blaming a drop in production on the alleged exploitation of farmers by…
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What cocoa traders need to know as West African harvests begin
The world’s biggest cocoa producer is on course for a second straight record crop, but its plans for bigger control…
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