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- May- 2019 -22 May
Case IH and South Africa distributor NORTHMEC highlight latest farm equipment and technologies at NAMPO 2019
Case IH, a brand of CNH Industrial, and NORTHMEC, its long-standing distribution partner in South Africa, chose NAMPO 2019 (14…
Read More » - 21 May
Uganda loses Shs386 billion due to fall in global coffee prices
The continued slump in global coffee prices has seen Uganda lose more than Shs386 billion in export receipts in the…
Read More » - 16 May
Five marine species to be farmed in Seychelles for the first time
Five types of marine species are expected to be farmed in Seychelles for the first time with the issuing of…
Read More » - 14 May
Tanzania tobacco farmers income set to rise by 12.3pc
Farmers’ earnings from tobacco are expected to go up by 12.24 percent this year due to a rise in production…
Read More » - 10 May
Tanzania drops Kenyan firm in U.S.$180 million cashew nut deal
A Kenyan company that signed a deal to buy $180.2 million cashew nuts in Tanzania will not be allowed to…
Read More » - 8 May
Zambia’s corn harvest falls to decade low after drought
Zambia’s corn harvest fell to an estimated 2 million metric tons this year, the lowest in a decade, after a…
Read More » - 8 May
Bull semen technology a potential cash cow
Zimbabwe is set to generate US$140 million per annum from the successful artificial insemination technology that has the capacity to…
Read More » - 8 May
N$573 million drought war chest announced
Namibia’s Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila yesterday announced a N$573 million drought package aimed at helping farmers and families currently gripped…
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