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Chilean Cranberry Growing Operation Joins Ocean Spray

Chilean Cranberry Growing Operation Joins Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray will now be able to produce cranberry products throughout the year after a deal with Agrícola Cran Chile Limitada. Ocean Spray have acquired the main processing plant for…

Australia Considers New Zealand Potato Imports in Light of Zebra Chip Disease

Australia Considers New Zealand Potato Imports in Light of Zebra Chip Disease

Australia is reviewing the latest evidence on potato pests in New Zealand ahead of a decision to receive imports from the country. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is…

Cotton Bollworm Affecting Crops in New South Wales, Australia

Cotton Bollworm Affecting Crops in New South Wales, Australia

The cotton bollworm is affecting crops of canola in the Central West Slopes and Plains district of New South Wales. Helicoverpa armigera – also known as the corn earworm –…

Africa Needs Food Security – Not Necessarily Food Self-Sufficiency

Africa Needs Food Security – Not Necessarily Food Self-Sufficiency

In Africa, agriculture is big business. The sector accounts for 30-40% of the continent’s GDP, and almost 60% of export earnings. Two thirds of Africa’s population depend on agriculture for…

Kenyan Government Focuses on Irrigation as Solution to Food Security

Kenyan Government Focuses on Irrigation as Solution to Food Security

Kenya and the Horn of Africa are struggling to emerge from the grip of food insecurity and drought. According to the Kenya Redcross, 12.4 million people have been exposed to…

“Africa Can Feed Itself” – Professor Ratemo Michieka

“Africa Can Feed Itself” – Professor Ratemo Michieka

Kenya and the Horn of Africa are capable of producing enough food for the people who live there, says Professor Ratemo Waya Michieka an expert agronomist and weed scientist. Prof…

The Wine Group to Buy Loxton Winery in South Australia’s Riverland

The Wine Group to Buy Loxton Winery in South Australia’s Riverland

The Wine Group is to buy the 100,000-ton yield Loxton winery on the banks of the river Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. The Wine Group company operates…

Kenya: Coffee Industry Bouncing Back to its ‘Black Gold’ Status

Kenya: Coffee Industry Bouncing Back to its ‘Black Gold’ Status

Kenya’s coffee industry which was dubbed as the ‘black gold’ in the 1980s to ’90s is bouncing back with its 7,000 small scale farmers and 3,000 large scale farmers earning…

Kenya Integrates with Global Standards on Animal Disease and Veterinary Services

Kenya Integrates with Global Standards on Animal Disease and Veterinary Services

Kenya’s ministry of livestock development has identified the coast and Isiolo complex for the rearing of livestock for exportation. The country’s Minister of Livestock Development, Dr. Mohamed Kuti said Kenya…

Agriculture: Paramount Citrus Corners Limes Market

Agriculture: Paramount Citrus Corners Limes Market

Paramount Citrus has corned the lime market with a purchase of 9,500 acres of lime groves in Tabasco, Mexico. The purchase will make the company the largest vertically integrated provider of…

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