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Get the very current news on Agriculture and Farming activities in Africa.
- Dec- 2021 -12 December
Tanzania to get US$3 billion in loans, grants from Arab lender
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa agreed to provide Tanzania with loans and grants totaling US$3 billion over the…
Read More » - 1 December
Securing the future of farming in Zambia by implementing climate adapted farming methods
Zambia has seen impacts of climate change across the entire country in recent years. The rains come late in the…
Read More » - Nov- 2021 -11 November
Digital Dry Matter Weigher gets update from Martin Lishman
15 years ago, Martin Lishman introduced the Weltech PW-2050 Digital Dry Matter Weigher to the potato industry. This was a…
Read More » - 4 November
Rugged and reliable SKF Agricultural solution for every stage of the crop cycle
Agriculture can be considered as the world’s most essential industry as it provides the food that sustains all life on…
Read More » - Oct- 2021 -7 October
Troubled South Africa sugar industry pushes for biofuel subsidy
South Africa’s sugar industry is in talks with the government over a potential subsidy that could see it convert more…
Read More » - Aug- 2021 -31 August
Farmers expect good start to Africa’s main cocoa crop season
Farmers in top cocoa growers Ivory Coast and Ghana are becoming increasingly confident of a good start to the main-crop…
Read More » - 12 August
Unique regional status to South Africa’s rooibos tea can turn fortunes for crop
Come December, when farmers near Cape Town harvest rooibos leaves, they will become the first generation to grow and sell…
Read More » - 3 August
Kenya’s growing taste for specialty coffee seen spurring output
Kenyan butcher David Mwangi likes to start his day with a mocha or a cappuccino at a newly opened coffee…
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