Namibia’s devastating drought in pictures
Annelie Coleman recently visited Namibia and compiled a photo collage to illustrate the impact of the drought on the country.
Zambeef to buy back its poultry business shares
Zambia's biggest integrated food companies, Zambeef, is taking back its hold on the poultry business shares from RCL Foods.
Zimbabwe farmers pin hope on next election
Local members and foreign delegates deemed Zimbabwe’s Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) Congress in August a success.
Mining drives new Africa farming boom
Mining appears to be the latest driving force behind invitations to South African farmers to establish large commercial agriculture operations elsewhere in Africa.
Southern Africa experiences a surge in food insecurity
Recent rains across parts of Southern African have had little impact on the negative effects of the drought.
South Africa & Nigeria to sign agricultural MoU
South Africa and Nigeria intend signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in agriculture between the two countries. Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, recently made the announcement.
Namibia to export beef to USA
Namibia has become the first African country to export beef to the US. Paul Strydom, general manager at the Meat Board of Namibia, said that the approval process started in 2008 and was subjected to inspections from US state departments.
Increasing resilience of Africa’s smallholder farmers vital
With factors such as climate change, sustainability, and difficult access to markets putting pressure on Africa’s millions of smallholder farmers, efforts were needed to help increase the resilience of such farmers.
Africa needs to reduce independence on imported food
Africa needed to reduce its dependence on imported and value-added food and fibre products, according to experts at Nestlé’s Creating Shared Value (CSV) Forum 2016, held in June in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
New commission to audit land ownership in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwean government has gazetted a Land Commission Bill according to which a land commission will be established to conduct regular land ownership and land use audits on farms seized from white farmers since 2000.
Botswana suspends cattle ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy
Zimbabwe’s government has succeeded in persuading Botswana to suspend its proposal to shoot cattle crossing the border from Zimbabwe into Botswana.
Five facts about food safety and security in Africa
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that more than 6,3 million people in drought-affected countries in Southern Africa could face food shortages.
