[SW Radio] The international diamond trade watchdog has been slammed for its silence on Zimbabwe's local trade, which a leading human rights group has warned could be financing ZANU PF violence. … [Read more...]
Nigeria: FG, Taraba, Dominion Plan U.S.$40 Million Rice Project
February 16, 2012 By
[This Day] The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Agric and Rural Development, will on Friday in Abuja, sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taraba State Government and Dominion Rice Integrated Farms Limited; on the proposed 30,000 hectares rice project in Taraba State. … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: Benefits of a Commodities Exchange
February 16, 2012 By
[The Herald] IT is over a year since Zimbabwe launched a commodity exchange but it is yet functional due to funding. … [Read more...]
Nigeria: FG, Cotton Company Sign MoU On Cotton Production
February 15, 2012 By
[Leadership] The federal government yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the West African Cotton Company (WACOT) to revive cotton production in the country. … [Read more...]
Uganda: Sugar Goes Sour
February 14, 2012 By
[Independent] Analysts say manufacturers' alarm over an import-induced glut in the market is short-sighted and may sow the seeds of the next sugar crisis … [Read more...]
Liberia: Poisonous Flour Sold
February 14, 2012 By
[New Democrat] Some 100 persons representing 3,000 workers under the umbrella National Chefs, Bakers and Allied Workers Union of Liberia are up in arms against the sale of illicit flour on the local market. … [Read more...]
Tanzania: CAG Sounds Alarm On ‘Poisonous’ Goods
February 13, 2012 By
[Citizen] The Controller and Auditor General (CAG) has appealed to the government to protect Tanzanians from eating or using hundreds of thousands of tonnes of imported substandard goods, including margarine, condoms, fertilizers, tyres and gas oil, worth Sh1.8billion that are reportedly in the market. … [Read more...]
Tanzania: Rukwa Farmers Commend Government for Lifting Maize Export Ban
February 13, 2012 By
[Daily News] Sumbawanga - FARMERS in Rukwa region have commended the government for lifting the ban on exportation of maize to the neighbouring countries, saying it has been a great relief for them to address bumper harvest experienced for years. … [Read more...]
Rwanda: Banana Prices Tipped to Drop Further
February 13, 2012 By
[New Times] Banana growers in the Eastern Province, anticipate prices that peaked at Rwf 80 per kilogram early January to drop to below Rwf 20 per kg by the end of this month. … [Read more...]
Rwanda: Kayonza to Get U.S.$15 Million Oil Processing Plant
February 13, 2012 By
[New Times] Mt. Meru Soyco Limited will construct a US$15 million (approx Rwf 9 billion) cooking oil processing plant in Kayonza District. … [Read more...]
Zimbabwe: TIMB Assures Farmers Enough Cash
February 13, 2012 By
[The Herald] THE Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board has assured farmers of enough cash to pay for tobacco this marketing season. … [Read more...]
