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- Oct- 2018 -25 October
South African maize planting area seen expanding 6 percent
South African maize farmers intend to plant 6 percent more hectares of the staple grain in the 2018/2019 season, the…
Read More » - 25 October
U.S. invests N8.6 billion to boost small-scale farming in Nigeria
United States Africa Development Foundation has invested over N8.64 billion ($24 million) to boost capacity of farmers across the country.…
Read More » - 24 October
Pure Oil invests $9 million in soya farming
Pure Oil Industries, one of Zimbabwe’s major cooking oil producers, says it has invested $9 million towards supporting contract farmers…
Read More » - 24 October
PIC buys into Africa’s biggest feedlot in $365 million deal
South Africa’s Public Investment Corp. and black-economic empowerment group Pelo Agricultural Ventures agreed to pay as much as 5.2 billion…
Read More » - 24 October
Nestle, Cargill again face suit by ex-slaves in cocoa fields
Six former child slaves from Mali who accused food producers Nestle SA and Cargill Inc. of aiding and abetting their forced labor in African…
Read More » - 23 October
Ivorian cocoa farmers hope for dry weather as disease flares in east
Above-average rainfall in Ivory Coast’s eastern cocoa-growing regions last week could hinder bean-drying and fuel the spread of disease, farmers…
Read More » - 19 October
South African dairy firm Clover says in takeover talks, shares up 13 percent
South Africa’s Clover Industries said on Friday it has entered into talks with an unnamed firm that intends to acquire…
Read More » - 18 October
Dirty deals threaten food security, report says
A global index has singled out Kenya as one of the countries whose food security is undermined by various forms…
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