Tobacco selling farmers, RBZ brace for a clash
Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Nqobile Bhebhe, Harare
TOBACCO farmers in Zimbabwe could be headed for what is now an annual fight with the Reserve Bank...
Zambia to revoke 35 000 land offer letters
By Oscar Nkala:
The Zambian Ministry of Land says it has started processes to revoke up to 35 000 offer letters for land countrywide because...
Agriculture proves to be a heavy lifter
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Business
On the back of a devastating drought in South Africa’s biggest agriculture region, the...
Global cereal output heading for a record
Following a better-than-expected harvest, the 2017/2018 marketing season should end with record inventory levels for wheat and maize. According to FAO's new Cereal Supply...
Burundi’s Maize Market Through the Eyes of a South African
By: Wandile Sihlobo
Remember the public outcry in 2016 when news came out that some greedy Zambian businessmen were smuggling maize meal to Burundi in...
How Nigeria’s Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers
Nigerian startup Thrive Agric is using a crowdfunding platform to provide farmers with the finance they need to grow their businesses and offer ordinary...
KCM plc announces partnership to implement scalable agribusiness alongside its copper mining operations in...
One possible site for the Agri Development”
Konkola Copper Mines plc (“KCM”), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, has joined forces with AFGRI Agri Services,...
Nairobi’s First Modern Logistics Centre Draws New E-commerce Operator
Africa Logistics Properties (ALP) has signed a long term lease for nearly 4,500 sqm of its flagship ALP North Logistics Warehousing Complex with Copia...
Calling all farmers for the fifth Agritech Expo Zambia in Chisamba in April!
“Agritech Expo Zambia has been embraced by the farming community and every year we look forward to bringing new features, new technologies, more country...
Horticulture sector a sleeping giant in Zimbabwe
Nqobile Bhebhe,Bulawayo
The horticultural sector, once a major foreign currency earner for Zimbabwe has been described as a 'sleeping giant' by authorities.
Zimbabwe's government, under President...