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- Jun- 2019 -3 June
Econet, Yara partner to inspire youth to join agri-food sector
Telecommunications giant Econet Group, in conjunction with global crop nutrition leader YARA International ASA, have launched the Generation Africa Initiative…
Read More » - 3 June
Your bowl of rice is hurting the climate too
Eco-conscious consumers are giving up meat and driving electric cars to do their part for the environment, but what about…
Read More » - May- 2019 -31 May
As Zimbabwe’s forests fall, timber shortage tightens screws on carpenters
Since timber was added to a list of commodities running short in Zimbabwe’s crisis-hit economy late last year, carpenter Josh…
Read More » - 30 May
Lesotho meat and animals banned in South Africa after Anthrax outbreak
SA has imposed a ban on imports of live animals and related products, including wool, from Lesotho following an outbreak…
Read More » - 29 May
Zimbabwe government approves first cannabis production project
Zimbabwe has approved the first project for the farming and processing of cannabis, a development that is set to earn…
Read More » - 28 May
Livestock decline worries Botswana government
Government is concerned by the declining population of livestock, which has a deleterious effect on beef exports to the European…
Read More » - 24 May
What will it take for Rwanda to achieve its irrigation goals?
Growing unpredictability of weather and climate change effects continue to reduce agriculture productivity, increasing the need for irrigation in the…
Read More » - 23 May
Milking it? Ethiopian farmers fight drought with insured cows
After farmer Manza Bulacho’s crops were wiped out in a drought that devastated parts of Ethiopia in 2017, the father…
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