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In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer reported that glyphosate is a "probable human carcinogen"; the uncertainty of its use has dominated international news headlines daily... read
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Agribusiness
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The Agro-Marketing and Trade Agency Namibia is to suspend the importation of controlled crops between April and August as local production is expected to improve. Onions will have a partial closure for four months from June to August... Read
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WANDILE SIHLOBO
The March 2019 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report by the United States Department of Agriculture has provided further evidence that the world will have fairly large maize, soybean, and rice supplies in the 2018/19 season. Meanwhile, wheat production... Read
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Agro-processing
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Kensington Distillers and Vintners has acquired the 1960 Rootz brand to form Monument Distillers Nigeria Limited which will also represent a range of international brands in Nigeria... Read
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Danone has opened a new Nutricia production facility in the Netherlands, to meet growing, global demand for specialised infant formula... Read
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The SA sugar cane industry has been under extended pressure due to falling global prices and escalating fuel, labour and other input costs. To be better placed to meet these challenges, The Royal Swaziland Sugar Corporation has... Read
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Commodities & Fairtrade
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Global snack company Mondelez International, Inc. has announced plans of adding the message 'Helping Farmers to Grow' on its chocolate products, in considering environmental, social and ethical factors when choosing where to source key ingredients... Read
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Fertilisers & GMOs
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PAUL ADEPOJU
The amount of nitrogen in fertilisers could be reduced to achieve high rice yields and boost food security in sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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Forestry
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JANE MOLONY
According to Frederick Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory, some things are consumed passively or subconsciously with little thought given to how they are made or what life would be without them... Read
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The partnership aims to ensure effective alignment of CIFOR's restoration activities within the AFR100 framework... Read
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Sustainability
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LAUREN FORD AND PAMELA JUDITH WALSH
Feeding pigs seaweed could make them, us and the planet healthier without contributing to antibiotic resistance in bacteria. Read
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Africa Month
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ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM
Bizcommunity, the wholly independently owned media brand made in Africa for Africa, is proud to announce the launch of the Bizcommunity.africa domain... Read
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Capital city of Tunisia, Tunis, will host the second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF) set for 25-26 June this year... Read
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There are interesting shifts in African manufacturer and retailer business priorities and a growing appreciation for the fact that no one-size-fits-all approach is enough to ensure ongoing success in sub-Saharan Africa... Read
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President Cyril Ramaphosa recently launched an online trading platform which will link registered small, medium and micro enterprises' (SMMEs) access to supply chain opportunities of large South African corporations... Read
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