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Macadamia boom as more take up crop
Macadamia nut processors have projected a rise in production in the next five years as farmers switch to the cash…
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South African maize planting area seen expanding 6 percent
South African maize farmers intend to plant 6 percent more hectares of the staple grain in the 2018/2019 season, the…
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Pure Oil invests $9 million in soya farming
Pure Oil Industries, one of Zimbabwe’s major cooking oil producers, says it has invested $9 million towards supporting contract farmers…
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Nestle, Cargill again face suit by ex-slaves in cocoa fields
Six former child slaves from Mali who accused food producers Nestle SA and Cargill Inc. of aiding and abetting their forced labor in African…
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Tobacco farmers urged to diversify
The tobacco sector is encouraging farmers to diversify into other high value export crops such as chia, an oil seed,…
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Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for dry weather as disease flares in east
Above-average rainfall in Ivory Coast’s eastern cocoa-growing regions last week could hinder bean-drying and fuel the spread of disease, farmers…
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Govt, AfDB launch Tech Programme for wheat production
The Federal Government and the African Development Bank have launched the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) compact programme for…
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Experts warn quality of Kenyan tea falling as Rwanda surges
Players in the tea sector have raised concern over the decline in the quality of Kenyan tea as produce from…
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