Vegetables
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The Strait of Hormuz: A geopolitical bottleneck testing the resilience of the fresh produce industry
Growing geopolitical tensions surrounding the Strait of Hormuz are once again highlighting the enormous logistical fragility of the international fruit…
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DRC to boost soybean and maize production with US$7.7 million in funding
The Ministry of National Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo announced US$7.7 million in funding for an agricultural…
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Cameroon targets 25 tonnes per hectare of locally produced cassava
Cameroon’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gabriel Mbairobe, recently inaugurated a new cassava processing unit in Minkoa, a rural…
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Nigeria plans to integrate 14 million small farmers into the cassava bioethanol value chain
Nigeria has begun rolling out measures to integrate around 14 million small-scale farmers into the cassava-based bioethanol value chain, as…
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ZAR385,000 incentive boosts production fortunes of Hankey Cooperative
A once-informal family project has become one of the Sarah Baartman district’s most promising agribusiness success stories. Established in 2015…
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Morocco’s export of tomatoes to the EU in 2024/2025 up 8% Y/Y
Morocco consolidated its position as the world’s third-largest tomato exporter after Mexico and the Netherlands. The country strengthened its presence…
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Tanzania secures large-scale cassava production investment worth US$640 million
Tanzania has secured a major agricultural investment worth US$640 million US (about 1.6tri/-) for large-scale cassava production, a project expected…
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Ghana tomato farmers face post-harvest losses
Tomato farmers in the Ziope area of the Agortime-Ziope District in Ghana’s Volta Region report recurring post-harvest losses, a situation…
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