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Jun- 2021 -21 June
Biggest cocoa harvest in decade spurs record debt sales by Ghana
Ghana’s biggest cocoa harvest in a decade is spurring record domestic borrowing by the industry regulator of the world’s no.…
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17 June
IMF doubles forecast for economic growth in Zimbabwe on harvest
The International Monetary Fund almost doubled its economic growth forecast for Zimbabwe, citing a bumper harvest, improved power supply and an…
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May- 2021 -17 May
Namibia bans South African poultry imports after avian flu spreads
Namibia has banned all imports of poultry and poultry products from South Africa after further outbreaks of avian influenza were…
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Apr- 2021 -20 April
Zimbabwe retains 7.4% growth target on improved farm output
Zimbabwe’s Treasury is sticking to its economic growth estimate of 7.4%, even after the nation’s president said the projection would…
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5 April
Why agriculture lags behind in strategic plan targets
Although agriculture sector improved much in different areas such as erosion control measures and availability inputs, it is still lagging…
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5 April
Traders fail tough test for Uganda maize exports to Kenya
No maize trader has met the new tougher requirements for Kenya’s imports from Uganda that are meant to prevent influx…
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5 April
Tanzania coffee farmers urged to comply with international certification
Coffee farmers have been urged to produce quality coffee to comply with international certification, access more markets and earn good…
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1 April
Substituting half of the imported wheat: Achievable this year
Ethiopia annually imports 17 million quintal wheat from abroad and for the nation which suffers from scarcity of hard currency,…
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