Day: January 11, 2016

ZAMBIA – The country is expected to record low soyabean yields in the 2015/16 farming season due to a shortage of seed in the country.

ZAMBIA – The country is expected to record low soyabean yields in the 2015/16 farming season due to a shortage of seed in the country.

RWANDA – Rwanda’s tea export volumes and revenue grew significantly in the first 11 months of last year, statistics from the National Agriculture Export Board (NAEB) indicate. 

SOUTH AFRICA – A company linked to the prime mover behind poultry group Country Bird Holdings (CBH) has snapped up a significant minority stake in Sovereign Food Investments, a Uitenhage-based chicken producer.

SOUTH AFRICA – A company linked to the prime mover behind poultry group Country Bird Holdings (CBH) has snapped up a significant minority stake in Sovereign Food Investments, a Uitenhage-based chicken producer.

ETHIOPIA – The Public Procurement & Property Disposal Service (PPPS) has to awarded contracts for the supply of 1.4 million quintals of wheat for a total of 890.7 million Br; to Hakan Agro DMCC and Huyton INC, both foreign companies; the same day also saw the financial opening for 700,000ql more of wheat.