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- Mar- 2019 -5 March
South Africa’s economy grows in Q4 2018 as farming expands
South Africa’s economy expanded at the end of last year helped by growth in agriculture and manufacturing, data showed on…
Read More » - 5 March
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe to mobilise $80m for wheat contract farming
Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has appointed National Wheat Contract Farming Committee (NWCFC), a technical committee to lead the…
Read More » - 4 March
Zambia government lifts ban on mealie meal exports
The Ministry of Agriculture has with immediate effect lifted the ban on the export of mealie meal. Minister of Agriculture…
Read More » - 4 March
Agriculture sector key to shilling stability
The Tanzania government banks on current efforts to raise cash crops export for stabilizing the shilling against the US dollar.…
Read More » - 1 March
About 20,000 people at risk of eviction on Drakenstein farms
Some families living on farms in Simondium near Stellenbosch say very little has been done to improve their living conditions…
Read More » - Feb- 2019 -28 February
U.N. seeks $234 million in aid for drought-hit Zimbabwe
The United Nations on Thursday launched an international appeal for aid for Zimbabwe following a drought that it expects to…
Read More » - 27 February
Top cocoa growers consider minimum price for bean sales
The world’s two biggest cocoa producers are considering setting a minimum price for their beans in a bid to derive…
Read More » - 27 February
Malawi 2018/19 maize output jumps 27 pct
Malawi’s maize output rose 27 percent to 3.3 million tonnes in the 2018/19 season, helped by abundant rainfall and government…
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