SNV implements US$2.1m project targeting East Africa’s agribusiness companies
EAST AFRICA – SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, a non-profit international development organisation is implementing a…
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Tongaat Hulett increases hectares to be put under winter maize project to 2,000ha
ZIMBABWE – Tongaat Hulett Zimbabwe (THZ) has availed 2 000 hectares for this year’s food initiative…
Tanzania Breweries launches partnership to support sorghum farmers
TANZANIA – Tanzania Breweries Limited (TBL), a subsidiary of AB InBev has partnered with the…
Delta injects $11m into sorghum contract farming to boost production
ZIMBABWE – Delta Corporation, Zimbabwe’s largest beverage manufacturer, has injected more than $11 million into…
Ghana Commodity Exchange adds Sorghum, Sesame to its electronic trading platform
GHANA – The Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX) has added sorghum and sesame seed contracts to…
Japanese consortium to fund Kenyan small-scale sorghum processors
KENYA – A consortium of private firms from Japan have rolled out an initiative to…
Research institution develops new drought-tolerant seed cultivars to boost food security in Ghana
GHANA – The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI)…
South Africa’s sorghum output to drop 9% to 100,000T in 2018/19
SOUTH AFRICA – Sorghum production in South Africa is on the decline and according to…
China’s grain imports fall on rising prices and impact of US tariffs
ASIA – China’s sorghum imports in July declined by 62.5% to 220,000 tonnes from 588,364…
Chinese sorghum importers to visit US amid trade tension
USA – Top importers of sorghum from China are set to visit the United States…