Agriculture & Food Security
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Ghana Commodity Exchange plans to start trading cashew nuts in the quest to bolster the industry
GHANA – Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) is considering the listing of raw cashew nuts on its trading platform to facilitate the development of the cashew…
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Zimbabwe embarks on a mission to enter export market after achieving wheat self-sufficiency
ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe targets to put 90 000ha under wheat in a bid to surpass last year’s yield of 375 000 tonnes…
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Ghana’s cowpea production reached a historic level in 2022-USDA
GHANA –Ghana’s cowpea production in 2022 stood at 367,787 tonnes, the highest volume ever recorded according to the official data relayed by the United States…
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ZMX’s Warehouse Receipt System gets a nod on Liquid Asset Status
ZIMBABWE – The Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), a commodity marketplace, has announced that its Warehouse Receipt System has been conferred with Liquid Asset Status by…
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FAO food price index dips a two-year low in May amid significant price drops in cereals and vegetable oils
GLOBAL – The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Cereal Price Index declined nearly 5% in May, its lowest in two years, underpinned by…