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
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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
Agricultural statistics programme receives UK aid
A UK government department has contributed US$25 million to support a programme designed to enable farmers across the world to better plan their resources by allowing them access to improved statistics