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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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Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa

It’s ride-hailing, farm style. Deere & Co. is teaming up with the “Uber of tractors” in Africa and betting on a future where farmers summon...

AgriTech Expo Zambia: One month to go, visitor registration officially open

AgriTech Expo Zambia is the leading B2B agricultural machinery and implements trade fair in the sub-Saharan African region. With one month to go, the...

Malawi parliament okays cultivation of cannabis

In Malawi, parliament has passed a bill which allows cultivation of cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes. Backers of the bill say cannabis will...

Investment in technology vital to boost agricultural output and exports

South African agriculture needs more investment and the implementation of the latest technology to boost output, not only for local consumption, but also for...

Lack of land tenure major inhibitor in developing emerging farmers

March 11, 2020Last Updated: March 11, 2020 140 3 minutes read

Farmers call for help to mitigate drought effects

Farmers in Zimbabwe are appealing for funds to irrigate their land, in hopes of fending off a possible drought predicted by the U.N. Food...

Farmvest seals moringa contract, seeks partnership with local farmers and private sector

Farmvest Agricapital a SA based company with Operations in Zimbabwe and South Africa announced that they have sealed a 5-year offtake agreement contract for...

Climate-smart agriculture for climate change

December 13, 2018Last Updated: December 13, 2018 59 3 minutes read

Coronavirus slams West Africa’s cashew market, some crops left to rot

Olivier Gore-Bi took out loans to ready his 12-acre cashew farm in Ivory Coast for harvest. He is now leaving some of his crop...

Cape Wine production set to be low after 3-year drought

The Cape’s three-year drought has taken its toll on the wine industry and early indications are that this year’s harvest will be even lower...

Nigeria stops forex access for corn imports

Nigeria’s central bank has blocked access to foreign exchange for corn imports as it seeks to boost local farming output, even though the move...

Poor rainfall impacts Namibia’s agricultural production

Namibia’s aggregate cereal production for the 2018/2019 season is woefully short of the national requirement as the country expects a substantial reduction of at...