Africa

Annually, Africa spends about R3 billion ($40 billion) on importing processed foods. This was according to Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who recently addressed delegates at the Emoyeni Estates in Johannesburg for...

According to Zambia’s Ministry of Agriculture, the country will maintain its existing ban on maize exports until the next season’s harvest to safeguard national food security.

llovo Sugar supports the prime minister of Tanzania in his efforts to increase its annual sugar production, to eliminate the need for imports

Chicken meat prices are being kept high in Botswana because of the government's tight trade restrictions on foreign producers.

The Bakhresa Group plans to expand fruit processing facilities to improve the agriculture sector in Tanzania.

A wildlife rabies vaccine is being currently developed in Namibia to deal with the kudu rabies epidemic that began in 2001.

Botswana dairy farmers are hoping government will introduce a milk import tax to protect local producers.

Annelie Coleman recently visited Namibia and compiled a photo collage to illustrate the impact of the drought on the country.

Zambia's biggest integrated food companies, Zambeef, is taking back its hold on the poultry business shares from RCL Foods.

Local members and foreign delegates deemed Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) Congress in August a success.

Mining appears to be the latest driving force behind invitations to South African farmers to establish large commercial agriculture operations elsewhere in Africa.

Recent rains across parts of Southern African have had little impact on the negative effects of the drought.