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Anticipated La Niña Weather Patterns Bring Hope for Agriculture Sector
As the 2024/2025 summer cropping season approaches, forecasts indicate the likelihood of normal to above-normal rainfall, attributed to the anticipated La Niña weather phenomenon ... -
ECOWAS Investment Forum 2024 opens discussion on ways to boost investment in Africa
According to experts at the forum, African countries need to do more to attract investment to improve energy development, create jobs for the youth ... -
Rooted in excellence: Datacentrix wins Agrimark Supplier of the Year for Information Management Award
JOHANNESBURG –02 April, 2024 – Datacentrix, a leading hybrid ICT systems integrator and managed services provider, has been recognised as Agrimark’s Supplier of the ... -
Agribusiness confidence static at below 50 points in the first quarter
Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) chief economist Wandile Sihlobo said after a few years of solid activity, South Africa’s agricultural sector faced a daunting year ... -
A new dawn for women in irrigated farming
Baballiye Muhammad, farmer at Hadeja Valley Irrigation Scheme© Anthea Udo/World Bank With over 220 million people, Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa ... -
A big surprise as agriculture GDP plunges in the second half of 2023
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial Despite massive challenges, South Africa’s economy managed to expand by 0.6% in 2023. With a rebound ... -
Government to distribute 42,000 MT of grains nationwide after packaging -Ministry
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in Nigeria has commenced the bagging process of the approved 42,000 metric tonnes of grains earmarked ... -
Talent pool of African women agricultural researchers is growing
Dr Susan Kaaria, Image provided Kenyan scientist Dr Susan Kaaria, the director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), has witnessed how ... -
Agriculture rebound speeds up Kenya’s Q3 economic growth
A continued rebound of the agriculture sector has lifted Kenya’s economic growth in the quarter that ended September to 5.9 percent from 4.3 percent ... -
Ending child labour in the agriculture sector: Where risk draws the line
Kate Collier, Partner, Webber Wentzel A global effort to prevent and eliminate child labour has seen renewed vigour with certain of the timeframes for ...
South African Farmers Cull 10 Million Chicks, Due to Power Cuts
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