South African citrus fruit farmers have a positive year ahead according to research by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
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South Africa ranked 40th on Global Food Security Index
South Africa has been ranked 40th out of 105 countries in a Global Food Security Index, which placed the US in the top spot and the Democratic Republic of Congo at the bottom
Nigeria spending more than US$150 million on food imports
The Nigerian government has revealed it spends more than N24.5 trillion (US$155.5 million) per annum on the costs of importing food
Levy could crush Kenyan tea industry, warns chamber
Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI) has warned that the country’s tea industry faces disaster if the government continues to impose additional customs charges to the crop
German bank to fund Kenyan juice firm’s expansion
A Kenyan fruit juice producer has been awarded a long-term loan of US$7.5 million by a leading German development finance institution