The new rice for Africa (Nerica) variety is poised to reduce rice importation costs in Africa with annual savings of more than US$90mn
Kenyan rice farmers yet to embrace Nerica variety
Crops
Coffee, cotton and fruit are now experiencing a revival
Apart from oil and diamonds, Angolas major export earners for the past four decades, the country previously had substantial exports of cash crops which fed food processing and textile industries
Namibian bank to support drought-hit farmers
Standard Bank Namibia has pledged to help farmers in combating the effects of drought-stricken areas in Namibia
Tanzania to transform land for farming use
The Tanzanian government plans to transform 350,000ha of land to produce food crops for both domestic consumption and exports
Zimbabwe awarded US$3 million to fund training of extension workers
Zimbabwe has been awarded more than US$3mn from the European Union to be used to fund training of agricultural extension workers across the country
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