AllAfrica News: Commodities

Nigeria: Flood As Threat to Rice Production

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:14:52 GMT

[This Day] Ugo Aliogo wonders if Nigeria achieve self-sufficiency in rice production especially with the huge damages caused by flood in Kebbi State

Nigeria: Who Owns Zamfara's Gold?

Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:21:59 GMT

[This Day] The government must address the issue urgently

East Africa: The Natural Resource Curse in Cabo Delgado

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 15:35:41 GMT

[New Frame] A humanitarian crisis looms as a violent insurgency continues to sweep over northern Mozambique. As many flee to safety, the question remains: who, or what, fuels the fire?

Nigeria: Is Zamfara Nigeria's 'Mackenna's Gold'?

Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:16:14 GMT

[This Day] Introduction

East Africa: East Africa Could Become a Major Cannabis Export Hub

Sat, 17 Oct 2020 08:52:12 GMT

[East African] The East African Community could become a mass producer of medical cannabis for export to fast-growing markets in the West.

Kenya: Section of Nyeri and Kirinyaga Coffee Farmers Resolve to Set Up Own Factory

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:47:34 GMT

[Capital FM] Nyeri -- A section of coffee farmers from Nyeri and Kirinyaga counties have resolved to set up their own factory as a way of boosting their income.

Africa: Agroecology - a Contribution to Food Security?

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:44:07 GMT

[UNEP] World Food Day on 16 October calls for global solidarity to help all populations, and especially the most vulnerable, to recover from COVID-19. We asked Marieta Sakalian, a food systems and biodiversity expert with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), why agroecology is relevant to this call.

Nigeria: 'CBN Did Not Enter Into Any Trade Agreement With Zamfara' - Matawalle

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:59:40 GMT

[Premium Times] The state government explained that it does not directly mine the gold for itself, but purchases the gold from the federal government registered mining companies in the state.

Ethiopia: Demonetisation Revives Gold Demand, Black Market

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 12:40:32 GMT

[Addis Fortune] Following the federal government's recent demonetisation policy that exchanges old banknotes for new versions with different designs, jewellery dealers in Piassa are seeing a sudden surge in purchases of gold items. Additionally, the parallel market for foreign currency has witnessed many new buyers, writes MICHAEL GETASETEGNE, FORTUNE STAFF WRITER.

Nigeria: Omo-Agege Faults Zamfara Governor's Sale of Gold to CBN

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 07:33:28 GMT

[This Day] The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, yesterday kicked against the recent sale of gold bar by Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), saying the governor has no right to sell the mineral resources that belong to the federal government.

Togo: Keras Resources Reports Progress in Togo

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:28:07 GMT

[Togonews] Keras Resources updated the market on progress at the Nayéga manganese mine in Togo on Tuesday.

Ethiopia: Does Organic Fertilizer Substitute Inorganic One in Teff Cultivation

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:20:59 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] Teff has been a staple food for more than 65 percent of the Ethiopian population. It grows with various agro-ecological areas from above 2 thousand and five hundred meter altitude to the lowest arid places.

Nigeria: Govt to Ban Milk Importation By 2022 - Nanono

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 07:32:04 GMT

[This Day] The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Muhammad Sabo Nanono, yesterday said the federal government planned to ban the importation of milk within the next two years.

Egypt: Egypt Reserves of Basic Commodities Safe, Above Int'l Standards - Official

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 13:31:34 GMT

[Egypt Online] Egypt's strategic reserve of basic commodities is safe and above international standards, the chairman of the Holding Company for Food Industries assured Tuesday Oct 13,2020.

Nigeria: NEITI - Oil Producing States Received N9.53 Trillion in 18 Years

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:34:47 GMT

[This Day] A new report by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has revealed that crude oil-bearing states located in the south-south region of Nigeria earned N9.53 trillion as their share of revenue from oil revenue between 2000 and 2018.

Nigeria: Implications of Nigeria's CAMA Law On Extractive Sector Ownership Disclosure

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:13:09 GMT

[This Day] In 2013, Nigeria began its journey towards revealing the real owners of its assets in the extractive industries. By 2016, at the anti-corruption summit which took place in London, President Muhammadu Buhari made a pledge alongside other world leaders to work together towards revealing real owners of companies doing business across jurisdictions in the world. A communique issued at the end of that summit highlighted the key role that beneficial ownership (BO) disclosure will play in the fight against corrup

Tanzania: Majaliwa Advises Lushoto Residents to Grow Tea

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:44:17 GMT

[Daily News] CCM Central Committee member, Kassim Majaliwa has urged Lushoto residents to engage in tea farming, as Mponde Factory in Bumbuli Council will be revived soon.

South Africa: Tide Turns for Mining Sector As Reversal of Job Losses Starts to Trend

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 11:13:47 GMT

[Daily Maverick] South Africa's mining sector has been on the rebound after years of almost terminal decline, with several of the big players reporting soaring profits on the back of red-hot prices. The question now is whether the tide has turned on a decade of job losses.

Africa: Prices of Several Staples Up to Multi-Month Highs

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 11:39:38 GMT

[FAO] Rome -- FAO Food Price Index rises 2.1 percent in September, while new forecasts for global cereal output, utilization, stocks and trade all point to well-supplied markets

Ethiopia: Cluster Farming System Diminishing Agricultural Commodities Import - Ministry

Thu, 08 Oct 2020 08:30:18 GMT

[Ethiopian Herald] Addis Ababa -- The Ministry of Agriculture said that the Cluster Farming System which is enforced by the will of farmers is contributing its share for the decline of importing agricultural commodities.