06/19/2021 SOURCE: www.reuters.com
A floating gas-turbine generator meant to alleviate South Africa's crippling power cuts has run into objections by oyster farmers and small-scale fishermen, who fear the environmental damage will destroy their livelihoods.
South African fishermen, oyster farmers fear power-generating ship will kill business
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Topics: Commodities, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Trade (Commodities), Ag Africa, Ag Podcast Global, Commodity/Trade Groups,
BUSINESS MAVERICK: Agricultural rebound: South Africa’s citrus exports heading for a record year
South Africa’s citrus industry, which looks set to export a record 160 million cartons this season, has its first shipment of produce heading to the Philippines. Commodity exports, grown or mined, are leading the economic recovery.
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Topics: Coffee/Tea, Crop Consultant, Economics, Food/Nutrition, Research, Ag Global Specialty Food, Ag Africa,
Kenyans’ lack of a taste for coffee now boils over
A coffee drinking culture hardly exists, with many Kenyans going for the lowest quality bean – instant coffee - or preferring tea.
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Topics: Crop Consultant, Agriculture Global, Beekeeping, Sustainability, Research, Ag Africa, Pollinators,
South African worker honeybees reproduce by making near-perfect clones of themselves
A team of researchers from the University of Sydney, the ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute and York University, has found that workers in a species of honeybee found in South Africa reproduce by ...
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Agriculture, Key To Africa’s Quest For Continued Growth, Sustainability
Africa cannot achieve self-sufficiency in agriculture without engaging and building the capacity of its smallholder farmers. This was the submission of Venkataramani Srivathsan, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Olam Africa, the Middle East and North America regions, who spoke during a panel discussion on a BBC agro webinar event tagged ‘Agriculture – Africa’s Future’, held on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
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Topics: Young Farmers, Economics, Ag Innovation, World Hunger, Government / Policies, Ag Africa,
Kenya unveils US $20M youth agribusiness programme
The government of Kenya has unveiled a US $20million ENABLE Kenya programme set to bridge the succession gap in agribusiness in the country.
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28-year-old cocoa farmer encourages youth to venture into agriculture - Ghanamma.com
Business News of Saturday, 5 June 2021 Source: happyghana.com 2021-06-05 Esther started farming at a tender age of 14 A 28-year-old cocoa farmer in the Prestea Huni Valley of the Western Region, Esther Asantewaa has advised the youth of Ghana not to chase after white-collar jobs only. According to her, there is more money in […]
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Resilience agriculture counters climate shocks
Zimbabwe’S marginalised rural communities are fast migrating from donor aid in their quest to withstand climate change shocks and are adopting sustainable development projects.
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