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Wheat supply remains critical
Zimbabwe’s wheat supplies remain critical due to logistical challenges arising from failure by the National Railway of Zimbabwe to speedily…
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Zimbabwe grain deliveries top 1.1 million tonnes
Zimbabwe will not import maize as it has become food secure, with farmers having so far delivered 1,1 million tonnes…
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Relief as cassava, banana prices fall
Following widespread concerns over rising prices of Irish potatoes owing to shortages, a drop of prices in the cassava and…
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Ivory Coast raises cocoa farmers’ pay after price recovery
Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa producer, raised farmers’ pay for the new season for the first time in two…
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African cocoa harvest begins with test for world’s top producers
The new cocoa season kicking off this week offers an opportunity for the two biggest producers to show they’re serious…
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Maize farmers earn peanuts as corruption plagues sector
Farmers in Kenya’s North Rift region have been forced to sell their maize at throwaway prices after the government suspended…
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World Bank Group discusses inter-cropping in food production
The World Bank Group has disclosed that inter-cropping remains one of the longstanding cultural practices by farming households in Liberia.…
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Reserve agency to buy only 2% of surplus maize
The government has set aside Sh15 billion with which the National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) will purchase 28,000 tonnes of…
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