Nigerian government creates new job initiative for young farmers
The Nigerian government has rolled out a ‘Youth in Agriculture’ programme, which aims to generate jobs for youth in the country
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Maize subsidy removal to increase price of Zambian mealie-meal
Mealie-meal prices are set to rise after the Zambian government removed a subsidy on maize
Kenyan rice farmers yet to embrace Nerica variety
The new rice for Africa (Nerica) variety is poised to reduce rice importation costs in Africa with annual savings of more than US$90mn
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
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