Agriculture

Who Owns the Land? Cameroon's Large-Scale Land-Grabs

• Published on 22 Apr. 2013 • Category : AgricultureInhabitants of Adjap, a largely deprived hamlet nestled deep in the heart of the tropical rainforests of southern Cameroon are living life on the margins. Over the years, its roughly 2,000 denizens have watched their ancestral forest lands continually annexed by the government and ceded to foreign agribusinesses and logging companies.Our ancestors settled here in 1903. We considered the land ours until 1947 when the colonial government suddenly seized it as private state property, arresting anyone cutting down trees for firewood or to build”, explains Adjap tribal chief, Marcellin Biang(...)

Rwanda to host Agribusiness Forum.

• Published on 20 Mar. 2013 • Category : Agriculture Rwanda will this year host a pan-African Agribusiness forum aimed at sharing best practices and investment opportunities among the country participants, the European Marketing Research Centre (EMRC), the event organiser, says. “We have chosen Rwanda because it is an example of significant economic growth and is doing a great job in business and fighting corruption,” Idit Miller, the EMRC managing director, said.The forum will draw about 40 African countries and delegates from other continents, including the Americas, Oceania, Europe and the Middle East. Read more...

South Africa, Belarus discuss cooperation in Agriculture

• Published on 13 Mar. 2013 • Category : Agriculture South Africa and Belarus marked the beginning of an important relationship with the two countries establishing a working group in facilitating bilateral cooperation in agriculture. Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson and Head of Presidential Affairs in Belarus Viktor Vladimirovich Sheiman on Sunday held a meeting to discuss further cooperation in the field of agriculture between the two countries. Belarus expressed its interest to deepen relations with South Africa by informing the country of their potential in The meeting comes two weeks befor(...)

Zimbabwe’s tobacco crop down 3 million in 2012.

• Published on 06 Mar. 2013 • Category : Agriculture Farmers have collectively earned US$15,4 million from the sale of tobacco under both the auction and contract systems since the opening of the 2013 tobacco selling season two weeks ago. This is down from the US$18,4 million worth of tobacco sold during the same period last year. Statistics from the Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board indicate that so far 4,7 million kg have gone under the hammer, at an average a price of US$3,29 per kg. This is a decrease of 8 percent from the 5,2 million kg sold at the same time last year at an average price of US$3,58 per kg. Read more... (...)

U.A.E. and Zimbabwe discuss multi-billion-dollar cooperation

• Published on 06 Mar. 2013 • Category : AgricultureZIMBABWE and the emirate of Ras Al Khaimar of the United Arab Emirates have opened discussions that could lead to the signing of multi-billion-dollar deals. The deals are likely to be finalised in a fortnight after consummation of the framework under which they would be implemented. Ruler of Ras Al Khaimar Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi is in Zimbabwe on a four-day State visit to explore business opportunities. The discussions focused mainly on how all sectors of the economy could be developed to ensure food security between the two countries. Read more...

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