Crops

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Bloomberg NewsJanuary 31, 2020
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Zimbabwe lifts ban on GM corn imports in bid to avert famine
Zimbabwe has quietly lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified corn for the first time in 12 years as…
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Brian StevensJanuary 29, 2020
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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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Reuters NewsJanuary 21, 2020
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In Zimbabwe, a backyard hydroponic farm beats drought to grow vegetables
In a backyard in Zimbabwe’s capital, a 50-year-old mother of two is using hydroponics to grow vegetables for some of…
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Reuters NewsJanuary 6, 2020
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Zimbabwe’s CBZ bank issues bonds under scheme to raise funds for maize, soy farming
Zimbabwe’s largest bank CBZ launched two bond issues on Monday, seeking to raise $80.6 million to finance maize and soybean…
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Bloomberg NewsDecember 19, 2019
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Horn of Africa desert locust outbreak threatens crops, UN Says
A desert locust outbreak that may threaten crops is developing in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations’ Food and…
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Bloomberg NewsDecember 17, 2019
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7,000 Tons of Tanzanian Corn Heading to Zimbabwe
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority is to transport 7,000 tons of corn from Tanzania to Zimbabwe as the southern African nation…
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Bloomberg NewsNovember 15, 2019
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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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Bloomberg NewsOctober 9, 2019
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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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