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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...
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A Million people face food shortage in Ethiopia due to locusts

One million people are in need of emergency food assistance in Ethiopia after the worst desert locust outbreak in decades.Nearly 200,000 hectares of cropland...

ILRI and partners support Kenyan smallholder fish farmers with training on disease monitoring and boosting productivity

A collaborative initiative between Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), and the International Livestock Research Institute...

Climate-smart cassava gets new use in Zambia

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Zimbabwe to pay displaced 94 foreign white farmers

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Al Dahra and Kenya sign MoU to develop large-scale irrigated farmland

Under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. William Ruto, CGH, President of the Republic of Kenya, Al Dahra and the Government of Kenya have...

Coffee production faces climate risk for Africa’s top grower

HighlightsAnnual yields could fall much as 25% by 2030, McKinsey saysStudy on coffee, wheat, corn, cotton in Ethiopia, MozambiqueEthiopia, Africa’s largest coffee grower, could...

Egypt and Zambia discuss strengthening bilateral relations

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi emphasized Egypt’s commitment to sharing its development expertise and providing comprehensive support to Zambia to bolster the capabilities of...

Heavy rains in Ivory Coast boost prospects for main cocoa harvest, but hurt mid-crop

Above-average rains last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa regions bode well for the start of the next main crop in October but...

Cameroon tomato farmers count losses to wild weather and lockdown

Tomato farmer Gregory Ngwana is used to good years. But this season, wild weather – too little rainfall and then too much – has...

FNB Botswana ramps up efforts to support the agriculture sector

FNB Botswana is ramping up efforts to assist farmers and agribusinesses with financial solutions tailored to the sector’s needs. Agriculture remains a crucial part...