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South Africa has reduced its annual estimate for maize production by 0.6 per cent as dry weather affected the output

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has called upon Zambia and other southern Africa countries to accept the use of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd (JISL) has committed an investment of US$375 million to build sustainable agriculture and improve the income of farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to invest US$100 million in its first agribusiness-focused Fund of Funds programme