Tag: Agriculture

In 2022, GDP growth in Mauritania reached 5.3% from 2.4% in 2021, driven by the mining, agriculture, and fisheries sectors. The country has large deposits of gold, copper, and oil-...

EU and Kenya conclude negotiations for an ambitious Economic Partnership Agreement with strong sustainability provisions (European Commission) (European Commission) The EU and Ke...

South Africa extends ban on scrap-metal exports by six months as it seeks to curb theft (Engineering News) South Africa extended a ban on scrap-metal exports by six mont...

Nigeria Finance Act 2023: Increased taxes and import levy aim to boost revenue (Nairametrics) The Finance Bill 2023 which was signed into law on 28 May 2023 by former President, M...

Rising global demand for South African vegetables (FreshPlaza) The National Agricultural Marketing Council hosted a workshop on South Africa’s fresh produce chain today in which...

Namibia takes control of its resources as it bans the export of unprocessed vital mineral (Business Insider Africa) The country’s Ministry of Information also disclosed that onl...

South Africa: African Continental Free Trade Area Awareness Workshop Goes to Gauteng (The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition) The Department of Trade, Industry, a...

Mining explorations breach N$1.3 bln (New Era) Exploration in 2022 continued with its upward trajectory, breaching N$1.3 billion in real terms. This was shared by the Chamber...

Why Nigeria must join BRICS (TheCable) About five years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria and China entered into a currency exchange agreement. The transaction, which wa...

SA has capacity to produce its own pharmaceutical products – President’s advisor (SAnews) Special Advisor to President Cyril Ramaphosa, Professor Olive Shisana, says South Afr...

Made in Nigeria Tiles gain traction among developers as preference shifts from China made Tiles (Nairametrics) Rising demand and limited access to forex to facilitate imports are ...

Ramaphosa reports constructive engagement with steel sector to grow industry (Engineering News) President Cyril Ramaphosa met with business leaders in the steel and engineering in...

President Ramaphosa meets business leaders ahead of Investment Conference (SAnews) President Cyril Ramaphosa has met with business leaders from key sectors of the economy ahead of...

Ramaphosa proposes committee for logistics crisis of ‘catastrophic proportions’ (Engineering News) During a meeting with key exporters on Wednesday night, President Cyril Rama...

Coming Soon: Online Platform for Trade in Services (COMESA) COMESA will soon launch an Online Platform for Trade in Services that will be used to facilitate speedy and efficient n...

‘EU is putting draconian measures on South African citrus’ (SABC News) The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has requested Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Pa...

South Africa must prioritise decarbonisation, as $1.5bn of exports to EU are at risk (Engineering News) South Africa should prioritise its decarbonisation strategy, as i...

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DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has ignited and put emphasis on deeper integration and the development of regional value chains in Africa, an...

Parliament passes Agricultural Amendment Bill (SAnews) The National Assembly (NA) has passed the Agricultural Product Standards Amendment Bill and the National Veld and Fores...