Tag: farming

South Africa reports outbreak of H5N8 bird flu, industry body says

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa reported an outbreak of a highly pathogenic H5N8 bird flu at a farm in the Free State province, an agricultural industry body group, AgriSA, said…

Op-Ed: The pros and cons of commercial farming models in Africa

Colonialism brought large-scale farming to Africa, promising modernisation and jobs – but often dispossessing people and exploiting workers. Now, after several decades of independence, and with investor interest growing, African…

South Africa farm minister sees no land expropriation without payment

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is not likely to approve any expropriation of land from white farmers without paying compensation.

Ghana to subsidise fertiliser for cocoa farmers

Ghana’s cocoa industry regulator will stop supplying free fertiliser to the country’s cocoa farmers and instead subsidise the products in an effort to create a fairer market, a spokesman for Cocobod said on Friday.

Nigeria’s rice boom raises output but old problems persist

By Ulf Laessing Nigerian Abdulhakim Mohammed has just graduated in architecture but, like many people ranging from unemployed locals to foreign investors and Africa’s richest man, he has decided the…