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South Africa reports farm outbreak of African swine fever
South Africa has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West province, the Paris-based World Organisation for Animal Health (O...
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Sierra Leone enforces one-month ban on fishing in country’s territorial waters
Authorities in Sierra Leone on Monday started implementing a one-month ban on fishing in the country’s territorial waters, in addition to halting of e...
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In Egypt, rice import samples are judged in the kitchen
The scientists cook and taste samples of rice on offer at state tenders before they are accepted. The process, which began late last year, has so far ...
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Nigerian government to set up cashew processing plants in 4 states
The federal government says it was planning to set up cashew processing plants in four states of the country to add value to the produce and create em...
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50,000 tons of Cashew, worth 300 million Dollars trapped in Lagos Port
Gridlock and inefficiency at the ports of Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, delayed shipment of 50,000 tons of cashew nuts valued at $300 million and i...
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“We are open to Cannabis export”, Zimbabwe’s finance minister hints.
Finance minister Mthuli Ncube has backed calls for Zimbabwe to grow cannabis for export to take advantage of the growing global legal marijuana market...
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South Africa emerges from recession as farming, manufacturing jump
Farms and factories dragged South Africa out of its first recession in almost a decade, data showed on Tuesday, as the economy grew by more than expec...
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Nigeria to emerge world’s second biggest rice importer in 2019, behind China
Nigeria’s rice imports will jump 13 percent next year to 3.4 million metric tons, making Africa’s most populous country the world’s biggest rice impor...
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Government, deans of agric to establish incubator centres in varsities
The Association of Deans of Agriculture in Nigeria (ADAN) is partnering with the Federal ministry of Agriculture to establish incubation centers acros...
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Sesame Seeds: Small seeds that could be Nigeria’s black gold
The name, sesame seeds, might be strange to some Nigerians, but it is a flower plant that has a variety of relatives spread across Africa. It is the m...