Agribusiness
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Russia donates US$10mn to fight Desert Locusts in East Africa
FAO director-general QU Dongyu has thanked the Russian Federation for boosting the fight against the Desert Locust outbreak in East Africa by making a ... -
FARMVEST SEALS MORINGA CONTRACT, EYES GLOBAL MARKET
Johannesburg, 27/04/2020 – Farmvest Agricapital a SA based company with Operations in Zimbabwe and South Africa announced that they have sealed a 5-year offtake ... -
#LockdownSA: Poultry industry supports traders and communities
Across the country, chicken producers are helping informal traders get back into business following changes to the coronavirus lockdown regulations. There have also been ... -
PHATISA AND PARTNERS ACQUIRE SOUTHERN AFRICAN AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS PROVIDER FES
22 April 2020 Phatisa Food Fund 2 (PFF 2) and a group of co-investors – Norfund, Mbuyu Capital and DEG – have acquired integrated ... -
Mitigating Covid-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems
We are facing great uncertainty on the African continent. The global spread of Covid-19 and the rising number of coronavirus cases in Africa are ... -
African farmers face difficult times ahead as they lose export market access amidst COVID-19 crisis
Millions of African smallholder farmers who grow fruits and vegetables (FFV) for export have lost market access as flights are canceled and borders restricted ... -
When the going gets tough, farmers are on familiar territory
South African farmers are old hands at adapting to uncertain and daunting circumstances, and our local agricultural industry has proved to be most enterprising ... -
The Unexpected Contribution of COVID-19 To The Fresh Produce Export Industry
By: Dr. Nimrod Israely – Founder and CEO – Biofeed Ltd ,and The Fruit Fly Research Institute In the previous manifesto, I wrote that the ... -
Farmers exempted from 21-day lockdown to curb Covid-19 spread
Farmers, it’s official. You are not on lockdown. Food For Mzansi can confirm that farming and agricultural processing are considered an essential service, and ... -
A farmer’s guide to coronavirus measures
The minister of agriculture, Thoko Didiza, called an urgent meeting on 16 March to deliberate regarding the measures that the agricultural industry should take, ...
