US$17.7m livestock imported last year
By Wisdom JONNY-NUEKPE Ghana imported US$17.7million worth of livestock last year, data from the Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) have revealed. Of the value, PFAG indicated that cattle, goats
A new era for the South African agricultural sector in 2025
John Hudson, Head of Agriculture at Nedbank Commercial Banking, and Wandile Sihlobo, Chief Economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) 2024 has been a year of mixed
South African cherry producers gear up for exports
Source: Smart Cherry A remarkable growth in cherry tree plantings have opened the door for considerable market expansion in this relatively tiny corner of the local deciduous fruit industry. According
China grants seafood export access to African markets, even as seafood imports fall
Chinese and Ugandan officials signing a protocol deal at this year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing | Photo courtesy of the Chinese Embassy of the Republic Chinese officials signed
Confronting food scarcity in Africa: African Agri Investment Indaba mobilises solutions for a growing crisis
Cape Town, South Africa – 19 November, 2024 – As Sub-Saharan Africa faces its gravest food crisis in decades, the African Agri Council (AAC) is taking bold action with the
Agriculture and Transport: Togo and Egypt Explore New Partnership Opportunities
In a recent diplomatic meeting on 6 November, José Kwassi Symenouh, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Togo (CCI-Togo), and Ahmed Mohamed Eid Moustapha Ahmed, the Egyptian
South Africa takes stock after 2024 citrus season
CGA warns that this year’s lower harvest is merely a blip in the country’s citrus export drive South Africa’s 2024 citrus export season has concluded – with the final packed
BMG specialists warn consumers to be aware of the danger of counterfeit securing washers
BMG – the authorised distributor of a wide range of quality branded engineering consumables – is concerned about the proliferation of counterfeit merchandise and the dangers associated with using inferior
WTO Inaugurates $1.2m Project To Improve Nigeria’s Agro Export
The World Trade Organization has launched a project of an initial $1.2 million aimed at building the capacities of stakeholders across the sesame and cowpeas value chains. The Director General
Morocco plans Africa’s biggest desalination plant
Morocco’s drought is threatening the future of irrigation and livestock raising (Edwardje/Dreamstime) As Morocco suffers its worst drought for 40 years, French water specialist Veolia has agreed in principle to