Economy
An insight into the economy in the African agriculture sector.
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Professional bodies team up to feed vulnerable South Africans
Heeding President Ramaphosa’s call for a united response to the Covid-19 crisis, fifteen professional bodies from the finance industry are…
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Kenya plans to allow corn imports as supplies set to run out
Kenya may need to import some corn, its main staple food, after about two months when the agriculture ministry projects…
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Rain-short Zimbabwe fights taboo against farming drought-hardy grain
Samuel Mudziwepasi lost his entire maize crop in the last farming season, when a drought ravaged much of Zimbabwe. Now…
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Morocco’s economy to shrink 1.8% this quarter
Morocco’s economy will contract by 1.8% in the second quarter after growing by 1.1% in the first quarter, the official…
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How the coronavirus crisis is affecting food supply
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted global food supplies and is causing labour shortages in agriculture worldwide. Are we facing food…
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Ivory Coast rain and sun to boost cocoa mid-crop
Abundant rain mixed with sunny spells in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions last week will boost the mid-crop in…
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Namibia inaugurates R$5.6 billion Nerckatal dam
Namibia last week inaugurated Nerckatal Dam in the southern part of the country built at an astonishing R$5.6 billion, becoming…
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Malawi maize output to climb 8.8% as rains return
Malawi’s maize production will increase by 8.8% in the 2020 crop season as much-needed rainfall helps to raise yields, its…
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