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On-the-ground business intelligence in East Africa, since October 2019.

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Farming

Sidella Trading and the Sesame Value Chain in Zimbabwe

Farmers in Chiredzi district did not grow sesame under Sidella Trading contract in 2016/17 season; they only grew it in 2014/15. Some of the farmers stopped producing sesame because they failed to secure a market since Sidella Trading did not come back after maturity...

Ariston Holdings: The Farming Kingdom

Ariston business interests span a variety of crops including tea, macadamia, banana, apples, peaches, potatoes, tomatoes, peas, maize, soya beans and it has poultry and beef cattle. The operations of the tea growing units are fully integrated with the Blended Tea...

The Agriconomy of South Africa

South Africa is a diverse agricultural economy made up of 40,000 commercial farms according to the recently published Census of Commercial Agriculture (CoCA) of 2017 Report. An agricultural powerhouse that feeds Africa, its economic health affects many other countries...

The Coffee Economy

(Zambia) - Coffee, just like copper, is a Zambian economic strength, that, if fully exploited, will not only grow the economy, but carve a space in the global economy for the country as does copper production. Zambia is a coffee producing country with the potential to...

Beefy Exports: Opening Up the Beef and Meat by Products Industry

According to FAO, the world has 1.468 billion head of cattle, and Botswana has 2.5 million of that herd, and it is estimated to account for less than 2% of Botswana's GDP. On the other hand, Botswana is a cattle country dating back to pre-colonialism, and its...