Sweet rewards for Zimbabwe’s productive new sugar farmers
from NYENGETERAI CHIPUNZA in Mkwasine, Zimbabwe MKWASINE, (CAJ News) – THANKS to a land reform programme and loans by a leading finance house, black farmers in the Lowveld…
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Mega investment commercialises Malawi small-scale farming
from MAVHUTO BANDA in Lilongwe, Malawi LILONGWE, (CAJ News) – WHILE agriculture is the backbone of Malawi’s economy, half of all the farmers cultivate less than one…
Locust invasion grips vulnerable East Africa
from ADANE BIKILA in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, (CAJ News) – EAST Africa is on the brink of a prolonged food insecurity crisis amid fears the desert locust invasion…
COMMODITIES: Stresses SA agro sector eager for Russian relief
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – THE recent call for African countries to expand trade with Russia particularly in the area of agriculture has come as a reprieve for…
Trim your food budget this holiday season
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africans have been urged to watch their spend on food items this festive season on the back of rising costs and economic…
Dry spell a triple blow to Mpumalanga farmers
from ANNA NTABANE in Mbombela MBOMBELA, (CAJ News) – THE ongoing dry weather conditions affecting the entire Southern African region is the latest blow in a series of…
High input costs worry sugarcane farmers
from KHUMBULANI TARUVANDA in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe CHIREDZI, (CAJ News) – HIGH input costs are threatening the viability of the 2020 sugarcane farming season. Cane farmers say…
Droughts set Southern Africa on ticking time bomb
from PEDRO AGOSTO in Luanda, Angola LUANDA, (CAJ News) – THE severe food insecurity in Southern Africa has triggered numerous crises including child labour, child…
COMMODITIES: Impending grain deficit rekindles GMO consideration
by AKANI CHAUKE JOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – AMID strong indications that Southern Africa is headed for yet another year of poor agricultural output, experts have advised…
Half of Zimbabwe’s population now starving
from MARCUS MUSHONGA in Harare, Zimbabwe HARARE, (CAJ News) – DROUGHT, flooding and economic problems in Zimbabwe have plunged 7,7 million people into severe hunger. This…