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It is reported that Nigeria spends $60m on agricultural machinery from January to November 2018, which is $10 million higher than the amount imported in 2017.
Agriculture, agro-processing and the food and beverage industry is offering a large number of business opportunities for investors in South Africa.
Although the wheat production has declined in recent months due to crop production cuts and wheat market liberalization, the South African pet food industry has continued to grow in sales since 2014.
It is reported that Tanzania IPP Group and Youngsan Glonet Corporation of Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the local assembly of commercial and non-commercial vehicles.
Solar-powered irrigation has begun to be introduced to the agriculture in Egypt, a positive step toward developing the renewable energy industry. In the past two days, a solar powered irrigation plant was inaugurated in Esna city, Luxor, to supply 42 acres with water.
With electricity supply, particularly from the distribution companies remaining at an average of nine hours a day in the first half (H1) of 2018, local manufacturers’ expenditure on alternative energy source stood at N43.19 billion during the period.
Ghanaian parliamentarians recently called for a bipartisan approach to work with the Chinese government to reach a $2 billion Sino-hydro barter arrangement.
The Zimbabwe Association of Dairy Farmers (ZADF) says it will import at least 1 000 heifers next year to boost milk production currently hovering at around six million litres per month, an official has said.
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, on Thursday, said that the revitalisation of fertiliser blending plants had saved the country over $200 million annually in foreign exchange.