In an era marked by climate volatility and shifting global markets, Zimbabwe is proving that agriculture can be both profitable and sustainable. The country’s blueberry exports jumped over 50% in 2024, reaching 8 million kilograms, a significant rise from the previous year’s 6 million. This boom owes its success to a confluence of agro-climatic advantage, ...

Kaohsiung 147 is a local japonica rice variety. (Photo: Meinong District Farmers’ Association) Over 5,400 packages of Kaohsiung 147, a local japonica rice variety, have been exported to South Africa. The Kaohsiung City Agriculture Bureau announced this Monday that the 3-kg packages are part of the first batch of Taiwanese rice exported to be sold ...

Agripreneur, Ouwasegun Alabi, has pointed out that despite the growth in agricultural commodities export in recent years, Nigeria still suffers significant trade imbalance due to imports of processed food. While citing such imported finished products like wheat, sugar, concentrates and more others which can be locally produced in large scale, he said in 2023 alone, ...

In today’s climate of growing geoeconomic tensions, the urge to align countries, industries, and businesses with specific interests or regions is strong. However, businesses and industries should ideally remain neutral and broaden their activities across diverse nations. This approach is particularly significant for South Africa’s agriculture sector, which is export driven. In 2024, agricultural exports ...

Ahead of the official start of the 2025 citrus export season in April, a variety of focus groups of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) presented their predicted volumes available for export in the upcoming season. “All available data project exports that are in line with the five-year average, which means there will ...

Ban lifted on South Africa export of vegetables to Botswana Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the lifting of the ban on vegetable exports to Botswana. This is after the previous administration of Botswana, led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, imposed a ban on South African produce to support domestic farmers and ...

With the implementation of tariffs on imports from China, Canada, and Mexico, the US under President Trump has shifted trade dynamics. Initially targeting China in 2018, the strategy now includes allies like Canada and Mexico, escalating trade tensions. Globally, persistent trade friction suggests a shift towards protectionism in various regions. The EU, for example, has ...

South African agriculture exports were 5% higher in the third quarter of 2024 than the same period in 2023. Data from Trade Map show the value of South Africa’s agricultural exports at $4.12 billion in the third quarter. In addition, the cumulative value of agricultural exports for the first three quarters of 2024 is up ...

CGA warns that this year’s lower harvest is merely a blip in the country’s citrus export drive South Africa’s 2024 citrus export season has concluded – with the final packed volume being slightly short of last year’s export figure. The small decline is still seen as a strong performance for the sector, given the truly ...

A worker sorts out shelled macadamia nuts in Sagana, Kirinyaga County, Kenya, Oct. 25, 202. (Photo by Chrispinus Omar/Xinhua) For James Kariuki, a macadamia farmer in central Kenya since 1997, cultivating macadamia nuts has been a double-edged sword. While the crop promises high yields and potential income, the journey from harvest to market is fraught ...