The government of South Africa has decided to spend US$33.8mn for the establishment of agri-parks in the KwaZulu-Natal region
Infrastructure
SA government and GreenCape launch agri web portal
A new web-based portal has been launched in South Africa for farmers in the country’s Western Cape
Tanzania gets mobile phone-based agricultural service
A new mobile phone-based service has been launched in Tanzania to provide agricultural information to farmers
Kenya gets new online grain trading platform
PXAfrica Limited has launched an online grain exchange in Kenya, providing a platform for wheat and maize trading
Toyota Tsusho starts work on fertiliser plant in Kenya
The first phase of the construction of a fertiliser plant at the cost of about US$980mn started in Eldoret, Kenya last week