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Eight governing council meeting of Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
The Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) will convene its eight Governing Council (GC) meeting on 24 January 2020, at the African Development Bank (AfDB), CCIA building ...
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UK-Africa trade and investment: who benefits?
There has been much hype about a major Africa investment summit being hosted by the UK. Attended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and an array of royals, a great deal ...Uganda-Kenya milk war boils over with no end in sight of regional trade tiffs
By MICHAEL WAKABI The escalating trade dispute between Kenya and Uganda over milk exports, is just one of many facing all EAC partner states and underlines ...Diversifying approaches to conserving nature
Conservationists don’t always agree about the best ways to reinforce the protection of nature. Debates about it can become confrontational. But at the heart of the ...WFP forecasts global hunger hotspots in 2020
The World Food Programme’s (WFP) analysis of global hunger hotspots in the first half of 2020 shows Sub-Saharan Africa’s escalating hunger needs dominating the coming months ...
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Tiger Brands boosts smallholder farmers
Tiger Brands has launched its enterprise supplier development fund to support smallholder farmers, processors and distributors in the food-processing value chain. According to Mary-Jane Morifi, chief corporate affairs officer at Tiger Brands, ... -
Scarab Solutions to help Kenyan rose farms combat False Codling Moth PrintEmail
Scarab Solutions, the crop pest and disease mapping experts, has announced consultation, knowledge and mapping solutions designed to help Kenyan rose growers address this severe threat and reduce the likelihood of 100 ... -
South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do
South Africa’s urgent need to create jobs requires that the country take advantage of opportunities in the global economy that it can convert into quick wins. The fruit industry presents such an ... -
Two chutney recipes as festive stocking fillers.
As the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is always on the look out for ways to reduce waste. A chutney is an excellent dish to use ...
Agribusiness
Agribusinesses to shift from importing to self sufficiency
In November 2019, the African Agri Council (AAC) held the fourth edition of the African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII), hosted by the South African Government, the ...HOW DIGITALIZATION OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN WILL REDUCE GLOBAL FOOD WASTE
Leuven, Belgium, 8 January 2020 – The scale of the global food waste problem is staggering. According to reports, 1.6 billion tons of food are lost ...Central Bank of Zimbabwe issues US $50m bond to finance upcoming agriculture season
The Central Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) has issued a US $50m bond for purposes of financing the 2019/2020 agriculture season. According to the bank, the bond ...Labour department engages agriculture sector
The Department of Labour is set to engage farmworkers, farmers and labour tenants to assess the working conditions and level of compliance with various pieces of ...
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Crops
FLASH GALA ™ volume to increase exponentially in 2020, nine years after it was found.
February 2020 is when shipments of the full-coloured FLASH GALA ™ are expected to reach the Far East ahead of a much anticipated reception. With over ...CropLife SA warns of possible Lepidoptera pest outbreak
Current weather patterns in Southern Africa may be conducive to the outbreak of certain insect pests such as Lepidoptera. Moist air from the tropics may bring ...Eight governing council meeting of Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism
he Africa Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) will convene its eight Governing Council (GC) meeting on 24 January 2020, at the African Development Bank (AfDB), CCIA building ...Red grass phenomenon has farmers scratching heads
“Our red grass did not seed this year,” said Cas Human of the Van Reenen area a few months ago. Arthur de Villiers, a well-known stud ...
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