PepsiCo launches fund to build South African sustainable food system
Food and beverage company PepsiCo has launched the Kgodiso Development Fund – a five-year, R600-million investment to help transform the food system in South...
Angimex inks rice export contract with Sierra Leone
Angimex, a member of Louis Holdings Group has inked a rice contract export with the Republic of Sierra Leone.
The MoU inked will see Angimex...
Poor harvest season feared in Zimbabwe
Fears are growing in Zimbabwe that the country will experience a poor 2022 harvest season due to erratic rains and a prolonged dry spell.
As...
Zimbabwe farmers make brisk business from cattle fattening
Small-holder farmers in Chiredzi and Mwenezi in Masvingo province for years used to depend on natural fields for pastures for their livestock.
However, the pastures...
Agricultural, fisheries, poultry exhibition to be held in Tripoli from 28 to 31 March
The Eighth Libya International Forum and Exhibition for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries will be held alongside the 23rd edition of Agrena International Fair for...
Help needed for major new study on labour shortages and skills crisis in the...
A major new study will shed light on the labour and skills shortages responsible for the staffing crisis in the farming and horticultural industry.
Experts...
Malawi unveils new tobacco buyer
The government of Malawi has unveiled a new tobacco buyer with the aim of create competition among the buyers thereby increasing demand and prices.
Minister...
Agriculture is mutilated by weak ports
Farmers exporting fruit face poor service delivery, negligence and incompetence at South African ports. This results in producers suffering millions of rands in damage,...
Maputo residents turn to rice farming
Over 60 farmers in Matola near Maputo, Mozambique have taken to growing rice near, and the harvest provides each farmer with between four to...
Ugandan study reveals higher yields and pest resistance with Bt maize
African scientists have demonstrated that genetically modified Bt maize offers much higher yields and better pest resistance than conventional varieties — traits that could...