Agriculture & Food Security
-
China grain production hits 68.7 billion MT in 2022 owing to high yield and increased hectarage
CHINA- China’s grain output reached a new record of 68.7 billion metric tons (MT) in 2022, new estimates from The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)…
-
Rwanda considers biological control agents in fight against Fall Army Warm
RWANDA-With Fall Army Worms wreaking havoc in grain fields across the continent, Rwanda is considering exploring biological control agents (Parasitoids) to contain the agents that…
-
Zimbabwe makes steps towards wheat self-sufficiency with imports declining 11% in 2022
ZIMBABWE- Zimbabwe is making progress towards attaining self-sufficiency in wheat with import volumes declining 11% from 210 million kilograms in 2021 to 186 million in…
-
Dekel Agri-Vision kicks off Cashew Production in Ivory Coast to boost local processing
IVORY COST-Dekel Agri-Vision PLC, a United Kingdom-based agro-industrial company with subsidiaries in Ivory Coast, plans to start full commercial production of raw cashew nut processing…
-
Nigeria to double revenues from cashew nut exports to US$500M in 2023
NIGERIA-The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the country earned 250 million US Dollars from the export of cashew nuts in 2022 and is…