Food
African Farmers Set To Benefit From Digital Education Platform
One of Russia’s largest phosphate-based fertilizers producers, PhosaAgro, has launched a digital education platform for…
Max’s Lifestyle Village: A Humble Journey to Global Fame
FROM its early days as a butchery and braai place, to now being a hugely…
Zimbabwe’s Maize Imports Forecast To Rise
ZIMBABWE’S maize imports in 2023/24 will likely reach the highest levels in seven years. Unlike…
Man-made Crises Hobble South Africa’s Farming Sector
SOUTH Africa’s agricultural sector ought to be celebrating its golden age but it cannot. Rampant…
Further Food Ration Cuts For Refugees In Tanzania Due to Funding Shortage
REFUGEES in Tanzania will soon receive half the food ration they require, due to funding shortages afflicting the World Food Programme’s (WFP’s) response. More than 200 000 refugees in the East African country will be affected. WFP says it needs US$21 million to provide food assistance. In March, further reductions were made, dropping the ration from meeting 80 percent of the food needs to 65 percent. “A few contributions have arrived on time, and we are now forced to makethe…
Economist: SA Maize Exports To China Not A Political Stance
AN economist has dismissed claims China’s increased maize imports from South Africa are a “political posture” by the Asian powerhouse to replace the United States. Some media have made the claims after China bought 108 104 tonnes of maize from South Africa in the last week of March and the first fewweeks of April 2023. State-owned trader, COFCO, brought the grain. Some Chinese buyers reportedly cancelled 562 800 tonnes of US corn orders in the last week of April. Wandile…