3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (323+ words) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered manufacturers to recall alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and containers below 200 ml, as the Federal Government steps up enforcement of regulations aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm. NAFDAC…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (522+ words) More than 70,000 South African jobs are under threat as cheap imported sugar puts local farmers and producers under growing pressure. Trade union federation Cosatu has warned that South Africa cannot afford to lose its sugar industry when unemployment is already…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1560+ words) Twenty-three years later, enough time has passed for an objective assessment: What has actually changed? The answer is neither complete failure nor convincing success. These are meaningful achievements. But the ultimate purpose of agricultural policy is not to produce declarations,…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (893+ words) Amani Karwa, a maize farmer from Gatsibo District, recalls selling his harvest at giveaway prices after buyers rejected it because of aflatoxin contamination. Aflatoxin is a toxic substance produced by certain types of fungi, mainly Aspergillus, which can grow on…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (246+ words) A 34-year-old Harare woman allegedly caught repackaging sugar into counterfeit Hulett-branded packets appeared in court Monday and was granted US$200 bail. Spiwe Mutandwa appeared before Harare magistrate Tapiwa Kuhudzai facing fraud charges as defined in Section 136 of the Criminal Law…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (266+ words) Maputo — Mozambique's Ministry of Agriculture believes that greenhouses and boreholes offer a solution to address the impact of climate change on agricultural production and year-round vegetable cultivation. "We want the majority of farmers to move away from rain-dependent production and…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1366+ words) There is a renewed push by nutrition and health experts to make the fortification of seasoning cubes mandatory to tackle Nigeria's micronutrient deficiencies. The call focuses on adding vitamin B9 (folic acid) and vitamin B12 to seasoning cubes, also known as bouillon…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (198+ words) [Scrolla] Tomatoes fell 18% and oranges 17% in August, while beef rose 5% and potatoes rose 7%, according to PMBEJD's Household Affordability Index. Stats SA data shows farmers are being paid far more for livestock (up 9.3%) than for crops (up 0.9%), which explains the difference....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (790+ words) A family with four children abandoned its farm in Somalia after armed groups arrived and demanded payments for the right to continue cultivating the land. They walked roughly 100 kilometers to a displacement camp. One of the children died along the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (556+ words) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has ordered manufacturers of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and PET bottles below 200ml to recall the products nationwide. The agency also ordered the destruction of the recalled products under…...