Crops
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Zimbabwe to run out of bread in one week as flour stocks dwindle
Zimbabwe could run out of bread in a week after flour stocks dwindled due to the country’s failure to pay…
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Reduction of imported cereals seeds to save Rwanda Rwf4 billion
The Government will no longer spend about Rwf4 billion annually on importing of maize, wheat and Soya seeds since they…
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Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for more rain to boost mid-crop
More downpours are needed to strengthen Ivory Coast’s April-to-September cocoa mid-crop despite above-average rains in most growing regions last week,…
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Tanzania’s future plans for cotton sub-sector
In efforts to push increased production in the cotton sub-sector, the Tanzanian government has injected Sh7 billion for distribution of…
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Many coffee species threatened with extinction, scientists warn
Climate change and deforestation are putting more than half the world’s wild coffee species at risk of extinction, including the…
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Ivory Coast cocoa bean quality hit by dry weather, financing woes
Farmers in top cocoa grower Ivory Coast say the current crop is worsening, with beans starting to rot, as lack…
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Nigeria could lead Africa to innovative future in agriculture by approving GMO cowpea
Nigeria has commenced a historic process of leading other African nations on smart and innovative agriculture with the recent application…
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Zimbabwe farmers urge cloud seeding as drought withers crops
Zimbabwe’s farmers are urging authorities to undertake cloud seeding to ease an early-season drought that’s hurting crops and destroying cattle…
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