Month: February 2016

KENYA – Kenya has inched closer to resuming avocado exports to South Africa, by creating pest-free areas for the growth of the crop.

ZAMBIA –About half of last year’s Zambia wheat production output is uncommitted in the farmers’ hands due to lack of market.

KENYA – Kenya has made an important stride on the path that could eventually enable farmers to access GMO technology by providing “conditional approval for the environmental release” of Bt maize.

KENYA – Kenya has made an important stride on the path that could eventually enable farmers to access GMO technology by providing “conditional approval for the environmental release” of Bt maize.

UGANDA – Large scale sugar manufacturers have resorted to unfair trade practices to suffocate small scale producers out of business, Daily Monitor has learnt.

UGANDA – Large scale sugar manufacturers have resorted to unfair trade practices to suffocate small scale producers out of business, Daily Monitor has learnt.

SOUTH AFRICA – Astral Foods, the “big bird” of the local poultry sector, is on the prowl for acquisitions that will boost growth but warned hostile takeover attempts would not fly.