Cape Town — Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe Waiting for Axe to Fall Controversial Western Cape Judge President John Hlophe has moved a step closer to suspension, EWN reports. Yesterday, the Judicial Services Commission announced that it would be recommending his suspension to President Cyril Ramaphosa. Hlophe is accused of attempting to “influence, […]
Tag: Agribusiness
Jean de Dieu Kwizera, the CEO and founder of Beegulf Ltd, started his business with five beehives in 2019. He is now making a fortune from beekeeping, a business he runs in Gasabo and Gisagara Districts. Doing Business caught up with him when he was exhibiting a project that conserves nature and bees during the […]
The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Industries, and Fisheries, Frank Tumwebaze has urged the newly installed members of the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) board to provide practical research to meet the needs of farmers. He made the remarks while presiding over the swearing in ceremony of the members that took place at the ministry’s offices […]
The World Food Programme has warned that the global fertilizer shortage could wipe $11bn off Africa’s food production value this year and create a catastrophic decline in output. Thankfully, Morocco’s OCP Group, leader in plant nutrition and the world leader in the phosphate fertilizer market, has stepped up with a rescue package that could stem […]
An “unprecedented agreement” on the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea is “a beacon of hope” in a world that desperately needs it, UN Secretary-António Guterres said on Friday at the signing ceremony in Istanbul, Türkiye. The UN plan, which also paves the way for Russian grain and fertilizer to reach global […]
Early morning on the last day of Zimbabwe’s tobacco auction season, trucks carrying tobacco bales waited to offload the crop at the Tobacco Auction Floors in the capital Harare. Trucks carrying tobacco bales wait to deliver the crop at the Tobacco Auction Floors in Harare, Zimbabwe, on July 19, 2022. The tobacco auction season, which […]
Nairobi — The Cereal Millers Association (CMA) and the Ministry of Agriculture have signed an agreement that will see the price of a 2-kilogram packet of Maize Flour retail at Sh100. The agreement follows an announcement by President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday on new stimulus measures to cushion Kenyans against the high cost of living, […]
Despite out-performing industry and the service sector in terms of growth rate in the first quarter of 2022, Ghana’s agriculture sector continues to lag in terms of its overall contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). According to data from the 2022 budget, the Agriculture sector has been growing at a steady pace for […]
Cape Town — Hlaudi Motsoeneng Must Pay Back SABC Money Former SABC chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has lost his bid to overturn a court ruling ordering him to repay R11.5 million to the public broadcaster, TimesLive reports. This follows a December 2021 ruling by the Johannesburg High Court that he repays the money […]
Since early 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) is undertaking vigorous efforts to promote organic farming by strengthening experts and various agricultural firms to get involved in the production of bio-fertilizers and bio-pesticides. Tsegana – Milk and Milk Products Processing Plant is based in Geshnashm Village – 30 kms North west of Asmara – in […]
Monrovia — The Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) has educated and registered at least 1,500 smallholder rubber farmers into the country’s tax net for the first time. Held in collaboration with the National Rubber Brokers and Farmers Union of Liberia (NARBFUL), the exercise, launched in Gbarnga, Bong County, is intended to boost domestic revenue mobilization. The […]
Moroccan firm, OCP Group, has donated 15,000 tonnes of Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilisers, a development that will support the country’s fertiliser use and increase farm productivity efforts, according to Gerardine Mukeshimana, the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources. Mukeshimana made the observations on Saturday, July 16, while speaking to The New Times. At the time […]
Committed to promoting value chain in fisheries production, women fish processers in Kartong have called on stakeholders to help them with storage facility. The women strive to make ends meet in dilapidating conditions at the site lamented the need for a storage facility to improve their working conditions as well as to prevent post production […]
Nairobi — The average price of tea sold at the Mombasa auction has decreased marginally to USD2.24 (Sh264) per kilogram compared to the USD 2.25(Sh265) recorded during the previous sale. Data from the East Africa Tea Trade Association (EATTA) shows that the total volume traded was 815,763 kilos, a decline from the 9,334,016 kilos sold […]
The Global Shea Alliance (GSA) is a not-for-profit industry association with over 660 members from 38 countries, including women’s groups, brands (cosmetics and food), retailers, suppliers, and NGOs. Through public-private partnerships, GSA promotes enhanced quality standards and practices contributing to the sustainability of the industry. This year, several companies like Agri Resources Group (a member […]
Major cocoa buyers have agreed to pay a premium and back a price floor on cocoa sold by Ghana and Côte d’Ivoireas part of an agreement reached last Friday to combat poverty among farmers. Cocoa industry players will back a fixed “living income differential” (LID) of $400 a tonne on all cocoa contracts sold byCôte […]
Agriculture Minister Jeanine Milly Cooper says the commercialization of agriculture is key to transforming the sector in Liberia. Speaking at the ongoing cabinet retreat in Ganta (Gomba City) Nimba County, Minister Cooper notes that despite the challenge of access to finance, the Ministry of Agriculture has expanded cultivation of crops and livestock from small holdings […]
When we hear the words “local rice farmer”, we might imagine a rural dweller in a straw hat cultivating their crops in a rice paddy. As familiar as this picture might be, the story does not end there. Local rice farmers contribute a significant quota to the national effort towards achieving food security and a […]