Fruit & Nuts
The hub for agriculture and farming fruit & nuts news in Africa.
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Targeting fruit flies in Seychelles to save melons, pumpkin and cucumbers
Seychelles is relaunching a project to reduce the number of fruit flies, a pest that is currently affecting the production…
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Top cocoa growers consider minimum price for bean sales
The world’s two biggest cocoa producers are considering setting a minimum price for their beans in a bid to derive…
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Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for more rain to boost mid-crop
More downpours are needed to strengthen Ivory Coast’s April-to-September cocoa mid-crop despite above-average rains in most growing regions last week,…
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Ivory Coast cocoa bean quality hit by dry weather, financing woes
Farmers in top cocoa grower Ivory Coast say the current crop is worsening, with beans starting to rot, as lack…
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Ivorian cocoa arrivals seen at 725,809 T by Nov 30
Cocoa arrivals at ports in top grower Ivory Coast reached 725,809 tonnes between Oct. 1 and Nov. 30, CCC data…
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Tanzania government blocks cashew nut exporters at port
The government has insisted that no company will be allowed to export unprocessed cashew nuts from Tanzania as it seeks…
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Global coffee prices fall by 15%
Coffee prices fell by an average of 15 percent at the world market during the year to September 30, 2018…
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Tanzanian cashew price hike could lead to global shortage, traders say
Tanzania’s plan to buy the country’s entire 2018 cashew nut crop could lead to a global shortage, with processors in…
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