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- Nov- 2018 -6 November
Mozambique to share gas revenue in ‘tuna bond’ restructuring
Mozambique has reached an agreement with creditors to restructure a $726.5 million Eurobond, including extending maturities and sharing future revenues…
Read More » - 6 November
New multimillion project to enhance farmers’ role in agriculture policy
A new Rwf900 million project has been launched to help amplify the voice of farmers in agricultural policy formulation, and…
Read More » - 5 November
Nearly 30 million people in Southern Africa food-insecure
South African agriculture, forestry and fisheries minister Senzeni Zokwana said 29,4 million people in the Southern Africa Development Community are…
Read More » - 1 November
R46 million for North West farmers
The North West Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development has set aside R46 million to support smallholder farmers as…
Read More » - Oct- 2018 -31 October
Irrigation-short Africa may get $9 billion boost to spur harvests
The power of irrigation is on full display in this corner of southeastern Kenya, where an 8,000-hectare sugarcane plantation glimmers…
Read More » - 30 October
Zimbabwe’s farmers feel the heat of fires – and of price hikes
An extended dry season, runaway wildfires and a lack of foreign currency for maize seed, fertilizer and fuel suggest Zimbabwe’s…
Read More » - 29 October
Minister Mpina wants investment contracts reviewed
Minister for Livestock and Fisheries Luhaga Mpina has tasked the National Ranch Corporation (NARCO) Board of Trustees to review investment…
Read More » - 26 October
Outcry over slaughter of hippos in Zambia
Conservationists have decried the decision by the Zambian government to grant permission for the culling of some 1 250 hippopotamus.…
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