Africas agricultural sector offers investment opportunities to international investors despite hurdles such as land-grabbing
Agriculture
Chinese hybrid rice to make Tanzania self-sufficient
Tanzania plans to increase rice production by more than four times the local yield with the help of Chinese hybrid rice seeds
New invention brings out the potential of Ghanaian almond
A machine to crush and extract oil from nuts of tropical almond has been designed in Ghana, which might transform the crop into a leading non-traditional export commodity
Africa invites Indian investment in agriculture
Zambia, Ethiopia and Mozambique have invited Indian businessmen to invest in the agricultural industry
South Africa cuts maize production estimate for 2012
South Africa has reduced its annual estimate for maize production by 0.6 per cent as dry weather affected the output