Crops
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Tanzania to sell 1 million tons of corn to drought-hit Kenya
Tanzania is set to sell 1 million tons of corn to neighboring Kenya where a drought curbed production and caused…
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Ivory Coast, Ghana proposed cocoa price floor lacks other growers’ support
A cocoa price floor of $2,600 per tonne agreed by Ivory Coast and Ghana with buyers for the 2020/21 season…
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Israel firm reports first cannabis harvest from Uganda
Israeli firm, Together Pharma Limited has reported that it made a cannabis harvest from Uganda on Tuesday, despite a government…
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New Customs rules proposed to control tobacco supply chain
Earlier this year it was announced that The South African Revenue Service (SARS) had embarked on a number of strategic…
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Zimbabwe plans big corn imports after bad weather devastates harvest
Zimbabwe’s government plans to boost corn imports as adverse weather slashes the southern African nation’s harvest. The country’s Grain Marketing…
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The ‘Fall Armyworm’ terrifying farmers the world over
The fall armyworm is hungry, on the move and scaring farmers the world over. The crop-devouring pest has spread from the…
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Your bowl of rice is hurting the climate too
Eco-conscious consumers are giving up meat and driving electric cars to do their part for the environment, but what about…
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Tanzania tobacco farmers income set to rise by 12.3pc
Farmers’ earnings from tobacco are expected to go up by 12.24 percent this year due to a rise in production…
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