South Africa, Egypt, and Nigeria possess 56% of Africa’s wealth
Rich countries are donating more money than ever towards food aid in poorer countries. But that money is a bit like a band-aid that doesn’t heal the underlying wound. Instead,…
IMF roots for cross-border Africa trade
The International Monetary Fund is appealing to African countries to open up their local markets to commodities from their regional peers as a long-term solution to persistent food shortages. Last…
India’s rice export ban
India has banned the export of broken rice and hit exports of white and brown rice with a 20% tariff. SA is a net importer of rice and India is…
Tanzania dismisses claims of freezing maize export permits
Tanzania has dismissed claims by Kenyan traders that it has frozen the issuance of new maize export permits, urging them to follow procedures. “Tanzania hasn’t barred issuance of permits for…
Beef producers looking to capture a bigger slice of the export market
Together with a collaborative approach between industry and government, then the country would have an advantage to negotiate more export markets. AS Statistics South Africa(Stats SA) reported decreased economic activities…
South Africa halts orange exports to EU over fungal disease
South Africa, one of the world’s biggest citrus exporters, will voluntarily stop shipments of valencia oranges to the European Union (EU) from areas affected by a fungal disease, the citrus…
Mixed results expected for SA’s agricultural exports in 2022
South Africa’s agricultural exports saw a 12% or about R51 billion quarter-on-quarter increase during the second quarter of the year, according to the latest trade data released by the Statistics…
US$1 billion in export potential between Africa and Caribbean
By Santana Salmon The International Trade Centre (ITC) on Thursday launched a new report that highlighted more than US$1 billion in export potential between Africa and the Caribbean. ITC and the…
FG vows to make Nigeria Africa’s largest wheat producer, exporter
As Nigeria and other African countries suffer wheat shortage, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, Tuesday, vowed to ensure Nigeria ranks Africa’s largest wheat producer and…
Ban on vegetable exports could dent Western Cape’s lucrative R900m market
Experts have sounded the alarm over the bans instituted by neighbouring countries on lucrative vegetable exports as it will exact a hefty blow to the Western Cape’s export market. The…