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Ivory Coast farmers hope for more rain, sunshine to boost cocoa crop growth

Soil moisture is helping the April-to-September mid-crop to develop across most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa growing regions, farmers said, adding that they hoped...

How land-seizure talks have hit South Africa’s farming industry

It’s not just the rand that’s been hurt by the South African ruling party’s plan to change the nation’s constitution to make land expropriation...

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Ivory Coast farmers hope for more rain, sunshine to boost cocoa crop growth

Soil moisture is helping the April-to-September mid-crop to develop across most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa growing regions, farmers said, adding that they hoped...

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Ivory Coast farmers hope for more rain, sunshine to boost cocoa crop growth

Soil moisture is helping the April-to-September mid-crop to develop across most of Ivory Coast’s main cocoa growing regions, farmers said, adding that they hoped...

Yanmar Partners with Côte d’Ivoire’s ATC Comafrique to expand agricultural machinery business across 16 West African countries

Yanmar Agribusiness Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd., has announced a strategic partnership with ATC Comafrique, a leading automotive and industrial...

How land-seizure talks have hit South Africa’s farming industry

It’s not just the rand that’s been hurt by the South African ruling party’s plan to change the nation’s constitution to make land expropriation...
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Nairobi trade tariff talks with China to boost flower exports

Kenyan flowers growers will be banking on the recently formed working committee, to thrash out tariff issues with China, possibly easing their entry into...

U.S. farming body and Zambian firm partner aim to boost crop yields

An American non-profit organisation has launched a $40 million joint venture with one of Zambia’s top farm suppliers to boost crop yields and food...

The TAAT programme – the bold wager on agricultural innovation to feed Africa and tackle climate change

In October 2017, African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina announced a landmark initiative to help feed Africa: the Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT)...

Horticulture nets Sh127 billion in 10 months

Horticulture and flower exports grew to Sh127.7 billion in earnings, a 32.9 percent growth in the first 10 months of 2018. This was a...

Wheat farming drive in Ethiopia gathers pace as shortages bite

Ethiopia’s wheat output will jump 70% this year as the populous Horn of Africa nation ramps up production to shelter itself from supply chain...

Africa’s pastoralists hold the key to sustainable livestock and environmental balance

Across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are closely bound up with our landscapes and crucial to nationwide food security, economic...

Tanzania targets China’s $105 million avocado market

Avocados are poised to become green gold, thanks to horticulture industry champions in collaboration with the government for unlocking the multi-million-dollar Chinese market for...

Tanzania trains pepper farmers on organic farming

More than 250 pepper farmers in Tanzania have been trained in organic farming to boost their productivity and increase income. Director of Katoro Fresh...

Horticulture, Rwanda’s new cash cow

Inside an expansive warehouse at the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), it is a beehive of activity on a Wednesday morning.Workers carry plastic...

Morocco leads new Africa-Latin America initiative on climate, food security

Morocco hosted the groundbreaking South-South Parliamentary Cooperation Forum, on 28th – 29th April, setting the tone for a new strong era of South-South cooperation.The...

Small businesses in food systems hold the key to affordable and healthy foods

An estimated 60% of rural and urban Kenyan households access their daily meals from micro/small enterprises (MSEs) at local markets. But despite MSEs significant...

Morocco Just Announced a New High-Speed Rail Project to Connect Tangier and Marrakech in Under 3 Hours

Africa's only high-speed rail service, the Al Boraq railway in Morocco, whizzes passengers between Tangier and Casablanca in just two hours—and now it's set...