REGIONAL NEWS
Shoprite sales driven by non-South Africa operations
January 19, 2015
Shoprite sales driven by non-South Africa operations
Shoprite has announced turnover rose by ‘about’ 12.5% to ZAR57.5 billion (US$5.0 billion) during the six months to December 2014,…
Village Capital’s Accelerator Programme Seeking Agriculture-Focused Startups in East Africa
January 19, 2015
Village Capital’s Accelerator Programme Seeking Agriculture-Focused Startups in East Africa
Village Capital, in partnership with MasterCard Foundation and Duncan Goldie-Scot, has announced the launch of its accelerator program, Village Capital…
South Africa Farm Attacks On The Rise – Support Groups
January 16, 2015
South Africa Farm Attacks On The Rise – Support Groups
Violent attacks on South Africa’s farmers, most of whom are white, are on the rise and 67 farm murders occurred…
Why we must invest in local food storage in sub-Saharan Africa
January 15, 2015
Why we must invest in local food storage in sub-Saharan Africa
With an estimated 60% increase in demand for food by 2050, the food industry must overcome its reluctance to change…
Food Prices Skyrocket As Farmers Abandon farms
January 15, 2015
Food Prices Skyrocket As Farmers Abandon farms
Ebola disruption could spark fresh food crisis As Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone battle the deadly Ebola virus outbreak…
Nigeria: Rice Importation – Importers owe FG N36 Billion – Minister
January 14, 2015
Nigeria: Rice Importation – Importers owe FG N36 Billion – Minister
Olam Central Trading and Export, a popular farm and mills enterprise, and three other companies owe the Nigerian government N36.56…
Ebola hits farming and food security in West Africa
January 14, 2015
Ebola hits farming and food security in West Africa
Damien Queally is from a farm in Inagh, Co Clare, but is currently based in West Africa heading up the…
More Than Half of Africa’s Arable Land ‘Too Damaged’ for Food Production
January 14, 2015
More Than Half of Africa’s Arable Land ‘Too Damaged’ for Food Production
A report published last month by the Montpellier Panel – an eminent group of agriculture, ecology and trade experts from…
Lindt Predicts Cocoa Price Decline by Second Half of 2015
January 13, 2015
Lindt Predicts Cocoa Price Decline by Second Half of 2015
Cocoa prices will decline by the second half of 2015 because the harvest outlook is good and consumption won’t rise…
Harvest Aids benefit Honey Gold Mangoes
January 13, 2015
Harvest Aids benefit Honey Gold Mangoes
Honey Gold mango producer, Piñata Farms Pty Ltd, has launched the Australian mango industry’s first custom-made harvesting aids and introduced…