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- Jul- 2020 -3 July
Covid-19 forces 350,000 poultry farmers out of business in Ogun
No fewer than 350,000 poultry farmers have been forced out of business in Ogun State from the effects of the…
Read More » - 2 July
Rise Against Hunger Africa partners with business to support communities during Covid-19
Rise Against Hunger Africa has partnered with local Cargill businesses to pack and distribute over 250,000 meals in KwaZulu Natal…
Read More » - Jun- 2020 -29 June
Heavy rains in Ivory Coast boost prospects for main cocoa harvest, but hurt mid-crop
Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions bode well for the start of the next main…
Read More » - 22 June
U.S. farming body and Zambian firm partner aim to boost crop yields
An American non-profit organisation has launched a $40 million joint venture with one of Zambia’s top farm suppliers to boost…
Read More » - 17 June
South Africa’s Tongaat to sell eSwatini sugarcane farm for $21 million
Indebted South African sugar producer Tongaat Hulett said on Wednesday it would sell a sugarcane farm in eSwatini to the…
Read More » - 12 June
Coronavirus slams West Africa’s cashew market, some crops left to rot
Olivier Gore-Bi took out loans to ready his 12-acre cashew farm in Ivory Coast for harvest. He is now leaving…
Read More » - 10 June
Withering crops to make North Africa world’s top wheat buyer
One of the worst droughts in four decades is expected to make North Africa the world’s top buyer of foreign wheat.…
Read More » - 8 June
Tanzania to more than double cotton output by 2025
Tanzania plans to more than double cotton production in five years as farmers increase cultivation, encouraged by higher prices for…
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