Agriculture SA presses for recognition of its high-end olive oil Stellenbosch – South Africa is famous for its wines but not necessarily for olive oil, where Greece, Italy and... Read more 24 May, 2023
Agriculture Bitter battle: SA slams ‘unfair’ EU citrus trade rule Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the EU on Tuesday for restrictions on citrus exports from South Africa to... Read more 27 Apr, 2023
Countries Kenya launches probe into sex abuse claims at UK tea firms Nairobi – Kenyan prosecutors on Wednesday said they will investigate accusations of sexual abuse on tea estates that supply... Read more 23 Feb, 2023
Business Africa’s agribusiness sector should drive the continent’s economic development: Five reasons why Lilac Nachum, City University of New York Africa’s agriculture sector accounts for about 35% of the continent’s gross domestic... Read more 21 Feb, 2023
Business Energy crisis ‘is taking a heavy toll on SA’s food sector’ Johannesburg – From dairy farms unable to keep milk refrigerated, to chickens suffocating en masse as ventilators fall idle,... Read more 24 Jan, 2023
Countries Sudan’s prized gum trees ward off drought but workers wither Demokaya – A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to... Read more 23 Jan, 2023
World Argentine grain harvests threatened by persistent drought Buenos Aires – Argentina lost half of its seasonal soybean harvest in its main production area – the rich... Read more 17 Jan, 2023
Countries Prickly pear producers predict cacti cosmetics cash-in Zelfen – Rows of sprawling cacti fill a valley in central Tunisia, where producers are hoping the spiky fruit... Read more 24 Nov, 2022
Business Ivory Coast and Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices Abidjan – Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said on Monday there had been progress... Read more 22 Nov, 2022
Business Ivory Coast, Ghana throw down gauntlet on cocoa price Bringakro – The world’s chocolate industry could be in for a turbulent ride as the two biggest cocoa producers... Read more 20 Nov, 2022