Horticulture
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Ghanaian fruit, vegetable sector association launch blue print to spur growth of industry
GHANA – The Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana (VEPEAG) and the Ghana Association of Vegetable Exporters (GAVEX) have joined forces to boost production…
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Hapag-Lloyd snaps up container liner business of Africa specialist Deutsche Afrika-Linien (DAL)
SOUTH AFRICA – Hapag-Lloyd, a global shipping company mainly transporting agricultural goods out of Africa, has successfully acquired the container liner business of German carrier…
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SA’s deciduous fruits production to rise, success curtailed by export challenges
SOUTH AFRICA – Production of fresh deciduous fruits i.e. apples, pears and table grapes in South Africa is projected to rise in the 2021/2022 Marketing…
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SA based Suiderland Plase establishes third citrus pack-house fashioned with modern equipment
SOUTH AFRICA – Suiderland Plase, a South African grower, packer and marketer of citrus and table grapes, has commenced operations at its newly built packhouse…
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Kenya’s horticulture earnings decline, shrank by low value from avocado exports
KENYA – Kenya’s horticulture earnings dropped by Ksh20 billion (US$171m) in the first quarter of this year on the back of low-quality avocados and a…
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SA government puts foot forward to restore Durban port, critical for continuity of citrus exports
SOUTH AFRICA – The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says it is encouraged by the work done by the Department of Public Enterprises…
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Global shipping company MSC to buy Bollore’s Africa logistics unit for US$6.3 billion
AFRICA – French logistics group Bollore, has agreed to sell its African operations to Swiss international shipping line, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The multibillion-dollar deal…
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Kakuzi nearly halved its full year profit due to 8.4% decline in sales
KENYA – Kenyan fresh food producer and exporter Kakuzi Plc, has reported a 48.6% decline in net profit to Ksh319.7 million (US$2.79m) in the financial…
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Kakuzi gets nod from Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service to export fresh avocados to China
KENYA – Kenyan fresh food producer and exporter Kakuzi Plc, has invested more than Kshs 200 million (US$1.75m) in the last one year to guarantee…
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SA citrus industry to mitigate impact of Russia-Ukraine war on supply
SOUTH AFRICA – The citrus sector of South Africa is strategizing ways of mitigating the delay in exported fruits to Russia that has been witnessed…