The government of South Africa has decided to spend US$33.8mn for the establishment of agri-parks in the KwaZulu-Natal region
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Chinese firm to invest US$200mn in Zimbabwe irrigation
China CAMC Engineering has announced plans to revive operations at Arda Mushumbi Pools Estate with a US$200mn investment
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