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Get the very current news on Agriculture and Farming activities in Africa.
- Jul- 2019 -3 July
Zambia’s President says it’s time to transform the agriculture sector for the benefit of the people
President Edgar Lungu says time has come for Zambia to transform the agriculture sector for the benefit of the people.…
Read More » - 2 July
Fresh agriculture disruption fears as Zimbabwe government promises 15 000ha of land to war vets
Zimbabwe government has promised veterans of the liberation struggle as much as 15 000ha of land, it has emerged. Sources…
Read More » - Jun- 2019 -28 June
Ivory Coast and Ghana team up for greater share of chocolate wealth
Kouakou Kinimo is a pretty typical Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. He works a small holding. At 52, he’s roughly the…
Read More » - 25 June
Extreme weather is shaking up Africa’s corn trade
At least three African nations will need to import more corn this year after extreme weather from cyclones to drought…
Read More » - 24 June
Ivory Coast says minimum cocoa price needed to draw new growers
Ivory Coast’s move to implement a fixed minimum cocoa price will entice more younger farmers to plant the beans after…
Read More » - 22 June
Zimbabwe begins paying white farmers who had land expropriated
Zimbabwe’s government began compensating white commercial farmers whose land was expropriated, an agriculture lobby group said. Twenty-eight farmers received payments…
Read More » - 20 June
How Kenya land system has killed agriculture
While you can easily get an acre of good farmland for between Sh200,000 and Sh400,000 in many parts of the…
Read More » - 20 June
New Customs rules proposed to control tobacco supply chain
Earlier this year it was announced that The South African Revenue Service (SARS) had embarked on a number of strategic…
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