Crops
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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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Zimbabwe railways to bring 100,000 tons of corn from Tanzania
Zimbabwe’s state-owned railway will transport 100,000 tons of corn from Tanzania as the country seeks to overcome a severe shortage of…
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Ivory Coast, Ghana looking to regulate cocoa industry’s sustainability schemes
Ivory Coast and Ghana will meet major chocolate makers and grinders in Abidjan on Wednesday to make plans to regulate…
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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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