Fruit & Nuts
The hub for agriculture and farming fruit & nuts news in Africa.
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Tiny parasitic wasp helping Kenyan farmers control papaya mealybug
A tiny parasitic wasp, Acerophagus papayae, is helping Kenyan farmers recover from the devastation caused by the papaya mealybug, an…
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EU grants US$220 million to support Nigeria’s cocoa and dairy sectors
The European Union has approved a €190 million (US$219.5 million) credit line to boost agricultural lending in Nigeria, focusing on…
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Ivory Coast traced 40% of cocoa for 2024/25 season
Côte d’Ivoire has traced 40% of its cocoa beans from the 2024/2025 season (October – September), according to the 2025…
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New investment empowers 600,000 African smallholders through local processing expansion
Robust International, a global trader of sesame and cashew nuts, is expanding its footprint in Africa with three new processing…
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Morocco targets 200,000 tons of olive oil in 2025
Morocco’s olive oil industry expects to produce 200,000 tons in 2025, more than double last year’s 90,000 tons, according to…
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Neo Industry to expand its Fondjomoko plant to raise cocoa grinding capacity
Cameroonian cocoa processor Neo Industry is expanding its Fondjomoko factory in the Western Highlands to triple grinding capacity. Minister of…
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Ghana tomato farmers face post-harvest losses
Tomato farmers in the Ziope area of the Agortime-Ziope District in Ghana’s Volta Region report recurring post-harvest losses, a situation…
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Zimbabwe to start blueberry exports to China after breakthrough agreement
Zimbabwe can start exporting blueberries to China after it agreed a protocol on phytosanitary standards. The agreement was concluded during…
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