https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/741.html Africa news 15 Agribusiness news - Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/410/741.html en-us Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:21:34 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/hershey-nestle-other-cocoa-companies-defeat-appeal-of-child-slavery-lawsuit-812983a A federal appeals court on Tuesday, 22 July, rejected a proposed class action by eight Malian citizens who sought to hold Hershey, Nestle and five other companies liable for child labour on Ivory Coast cocoa farms. 1-259719 Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-africa-clarifies-position-on-tanzanian-banana-imports-817213a The Department of Agriculture has dismissed speculations regarding an alleged ban on the import of bananas from Tanzania into South Africa. 1-257699 Mon, 19 May 2025 12:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/morocco-pardons-nearly-5000-cannabis-farming-convicts-691921a Morocco's king has pardoned nearly 5,000 people convicted or wanted on charges linked to illegal cannabis cultivation, the justice ministry said in a statement on Monday. 1-251061 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:14:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/afreximbank-inks-80m-deals-with-cbz-bank-236767a Afreximbank has signed two deals totalling $80m for Zimbabwe’s CBZ Bank. 1-249500 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 14:13:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/eu-will-not-delay-deforestation-law-environment-chief-says-on-ivory-coast-visit-453349a The European Union is not planning to delay a new law to crack down on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, its environment commissioner said, despite some governments urging Brussels to postpone the landmark rules. 1-247415 Mon, 08 Apr 2024 14:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/742/243229.html Ivory Coast is struggling to sell cocoa export contracts for the 2024/25 season with multinational companies demanding it lower prices, which are elevated due to a supply squeeze, the head of the country's cocoa regulator said on Wednesday. 1-243229 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/242079.html Despite huge challenges stemming from deteriorating logistics infrastructure and cost pressures associated with loadshedding, the agriculture sector again showed further resilience as evidenced by the recent Agbiz/IDC Agriculture Business Confidence (ACI) outcome. About 70% of the of the indicators tracked showed a rebound which saw the overall ACI drifting back to breakeven with a rebound of 6 points from the second quarter of 2023 to 50 points in the third quarter of 2023. This is obviously good news as levels above 50 points for the ACI indicate renewed optimism about agriculture business conditions in South Africa. 1-242079 Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/513/241952.html The African Development Bank and the Government of Korea have signed two agreements for financial support to boost Africa's development agenda. 1-241952 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 11:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/157/629/240619.html The European Union has banned the use of several pesticides, and heavily restricted others. This is because of their potential health effects or environmental contamination, or because there's not enough data to be sure that they aren't harmful. Over 50% of these pesticides are still registered in Nigeria, however. 1-240619 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 16:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/239938.html According to the OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2023-2032, global agricultural and food production are projected to continue to increase over the next ten years. The report notes, however, that this will be at a slower pace of growth than the previous decade due to demographic trends. 1-239938 Thu, 06 Jul 2023 13:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agribusiness Africa