Agribusiness
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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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Commercialising small-scale farming for 300,000 Malawians
Around 300,000 highly vulnerable Malawian families will benefit from a new US$125.4mn programme that aims to increase their productivity and strengthen their market access ... -
Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too
Intensive agriculture may be nourishing most of the Earth’s inhabitants, but it’s doing the opposite to earth itself. Its dependence on singular crops, heavy ... -
Boosting Farm Productivity is the Key to Unlocking the Full Economic Value of Ethiopia’s Agricultural Sector
Ethiopia’s agricultural sector is the bedrock of the economy, employing more than 70 per cent of the workforce, accounting for more than a third ... -
SA cannabis industry in urgent need of inclusive legislation
The Cannabis Convention was recently held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The event hosted myriad exhibitors, speakers and industry leaders all exploring ... -
Agribusiness Confidence Index declines in Q4 of 2019
The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell slightly from 46 points in the third quarter to 44 in the last quarter of 2019. A ... -
Getting women in the driver’s seat of Africa’s agribusiness revolution
by Mariam Yinusa and Edward Mabaya Monica Musonda, CEO of Zambian food processing company Java Foods , certainly faced hurdles in her rise to the top, ... -
How African intra-continental trade can benefit land reform, agriculture
The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII), which recently took place at the Cape Town Internation Centre (CTICC) from 18-20 November 2019 explored disruptions and ...
