Crops
The hub for agriculture and farming crops news in Africa.
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Kenya corn output seen 25% below five-year average on drought
Kenya estimates its main-season corn harvest from medium-potential growing areas will drop by about 25% below the country’s five-year average.…
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Zambian farmers oppose controls to subdue record corn prices
Zambia’s biggest farmer-lobby group is opposing any effort by the government to introduce price controls on the southern African nation’s…
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Big boost for cocoa sector… as World Bank invests U.S.$300 million in industry
The World Bank is set to invest $300 million in Ghana’s cocoa industry to shore up production of the crop…
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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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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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Reserve Bank of Malawi governor blames high maize prices on panic buying
Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) governor Daliso Kabambe has blamed the high maize prices to panic buying, saying the grain…
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Tanzania to sell a million tons of maize and flour to Kenya
Tanzania will sell neighbouring Kenya one million tons of maize and flour within a year to help curb a food…
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