Africa news archive – Page 87
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ArticleRSA listeriosis outbreak traced to meat
Relief for South African deciduous fruit growers as source of deadly contamination found
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ArticleNorthern grapes end on high note
Record table grape crop harvested in South Africa’s northern region, but elsewhere crops are down
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ArticleAntwerp tightens Dakar ties
Port of Antwerp intensifies cooperation with coast of West Africa through greater collaboration
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ArticleEurope's blackberry market 'heating up'
New variety Victoria is ready to repeat recent success of Maravilla in raspberry segment, says Driscoll's
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ArticleÉlysée, the champ
Michael Barker meets a private chef whose extraordinary life story and signature afro-fusion dishes make him stand out from the crowd
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ArticleSpace technology to cut agricultural waste
The satellite technology is designed to reduce nitrogen fertiliser usage by up to 40 per cent
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ArticleTunisia calls for Mediterranean label
The country’s agriculture minister has urged French interprofessional organisation Interfel to support the development of a label for the Med region
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ArticleUnease grows over SA land ruling
Fred Meintjes analyses the fallout of this week's historic decision to allow expropriation of land without compensation in South Africa, and argues now is not the time to panic
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ArticleDrought hits RSA citrus output
The water shortage and strengthening rand will present challenges for exporters this season
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ArticleBoost for black-owned fruit businesses
Derich Priga is changing the face of fruit packing in the heartland of the South African topfruit industry
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ArticleOZblu launches blueberry academy
RSA breeder OZblu launches blueberry academy in a bid to strengthen South Africa's agricultural sector and create jobs
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ArticleHortgro reacts to OFF interception
Industry body has moved quickly after Oriental Fruit Fly appearance in the Western Cape
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ArticleBranching out
Frozen Tenderstem may be a decade in the making but the brand is confident it will be worth the wait as it targets a new cohort of consumers
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ArticleNew sources crucial to better blueberries
Countries like Morocco and Portugal are said to be proving their worth as the sun shines on Europe's blueberry market
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ArticleSouth African stonefruit suffers hail loss
Further bad luck for South Africa's stonefruit growers as hail causes damage to the crop
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ArticleZuma departure breeds optimism
A remarkable past eight days in South Africa has seen president Jacob Zuma's controversial term come to an end
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ArticleA high price for passion in Ugandan dry-season
Long, dry periods are a blessing in disguise for some Ugandan growers who can harvest between biannual cycles
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ArticleTesco scoops SA stone fruit retailer award
The British retailer gained its third gong from South African stone fruit organisation Hortgro following a "record season".
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ArticleSpinneys pioneers stonefruit project
The UAE retailer teams with South Africa's Fruits Unlimited to push ripe and ready stonefruit in the Middle East
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ArticleSweet Sapphire tipped to glisten in Asia
As South Africa builds its table grape portfolio in the Far East, an exciting black seedless variety may well pave the way