30 Million Euros AGRIC INVESTMENT FUND LAUNCHED
First targeted European Investment Bank (www.EIB.org) support for sustainable agriculture investment in Zambia; Initiative to increase access to finance, support job creation and enhance...
BRAZIL SUSPENDS TAX TO ALLOW MAIZE IMPORTS
São Paulo – The Brazilian federal government suspended the collection of PIS and COFINS tariffs on maize imports until the end of this year...
GHANA ATTRACTS INVESTMENTS IN POULTRY
GHANA -A Dutch poultry company, Vencomatic Group in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture and the Ministry of Finance will be establishing...
SOUTH AFRICA-HAPPY WITH ANT-DUMPING DUTIES
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) has welcomed the renewal of anti-dumping duties on imports of bone-in chicken from Germany, the Netherlands and the...
LOCAL CURRENCY MARKET- KWACHA MAINTAINS GRIP ODOLLAR
The kwacha has rallied to K17.55 per dollar for the third time since March 2020, according to Bloomberg data. The local currency opened the...
ECONOMICS OF POULTRY FARMING TAKES A TOSS
Since March, prices of feed for egg-laying birds have doubled from about Rs 21 to Rs 43 per kg. These have gone up even...
INDIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY SEEKS GM FEED IMPORT
A global shortage due to crop failure in the main producing nations of Brazil and Argentina has propelled an increased demand for the oilseed,...
VACCINE IS THE ONLY WAY OUT TO SAFEGUARD POULTRY SECTOR AND REDUCE LOSS
Disease-free poultry production is the only way to increase the income of the farmer.The vaccine is the most effective way to destroy any disease...
BRAZIL’S IMPORTS OF ARGENTINE CORN START TO ARRIVE
The first shipments of Argentine corn have begun to arrive in Brazil to where a national crop failure, record high prices and high demand...
EGG PRODUCERS FACE MAIZE SHORTAGES
ON Wednesday morning, Mr WM Leggate, the chairman of the Food Production Committee, met representatives of egg producers when he stressed the seriousness of...