Agriculture & Food Security
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Algeria and Morocco turn their backs on French wheat
ALGERIA/MOROCCO -Algeria and Morocco, Africa’s key players in the wheat trade have abandoned French wheat for Russian wheat following increasingly deteriorating relations between the North…
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ZimbaSeed to roll out drought-resistant maize varieties in Zimbabwe
ZIMBABWE – ZimbaSeed, a subsidiary of the Zambia Seed Company and a local seed variety producer plans to introduce its new drought-resistant maize varieties on…
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Uganda maize quality scandal turns sour as traders blame the government for not doing enough
UGANDA – Grain processors and traders have accused government agencies of not doing enough in the fight for quality grain and other agricultural products and…
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Russian suppliers cease discounts to India amidst rising global prices
INDIA- Russian fertilizer suppliers have halted their practice of offering discounted prices on products like di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) to India due to tightening global supplies. …
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Zimbabwe debuts planning prices for strategic commodities ahead of the predicted El Niño
ZIMBABWE – As the government seeks to add policy direction to farmers’ operations, the state has announced planning prices for strategic commodities such as maize…