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Ivory Coast loses 125,000 tons of cocoa to smuggling
Ivory Coast lost an estimated 125,000 metric tons of cocoa this season through the smuggling of beans to neighboring countries…
Coffee output may rise 2-3m bags yearly in Africa as countries recover from conflicts
African Fine Coffees Association said coffee production output could almost double in the next five years in the black continent…
Nigerian Senate moves to ban importation of palm oil
The Nigerian Senate has called for a ban on the importation of palm oil, palm kernel and other products of…
Nigeria’s southwest loses 750 metric tons of cocoa to dieback disease
Cocoa farms in southwestern Nigeria, the country’s main growing region, have been bitten by outbreaks of a fungal disease identified…
World wheat output to fall in 2018-19 for first time in six years
World wheat production will fall in 2018-19 for the first time in six years, the International Grains Council said, even…
Cassava production to hit 2mmt in 2018 if additional 100,000ha is cultivated —NCGA
Nigeria Cassava Growers Association (NCGA) has said the cultivation of additional 100,000 hectares for cassava production will increase production to…
