Africa news archive – Page 66
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ArticleCrisis threatens Cameroon bananas
Ten thousand banana worker jobs are at risk in Cameroon as the country's political crisis deepens, reports Banana Link
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ArticleNew "easy-peel" avocado on trial at Tesco
The EasyAvo is a hybrid of several varieties developed by South African producer Westfalia Fruit
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ArticleMercadona opens first store outside Iberian Peninsula
Opening marks the latest move in the Spanish retailer’s ongoing expansion
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière expands organic
The French banana importer has committed to boosting the area of its organic plantations and reducing its use of plant protection products
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ArticleBlueberries are the future for Cape province
The fruit could help alleviate the unemployment problem across the Cape region in South Africa
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ArticleEgypt lifts South Africa ban
Four months on from the outbreak of listeria in South Africa, Egypt has announced that it will now readmit imports from the country
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ArticleColombia joins World Avocado Organization
The world's fourth-biggest avocado producer has joined the international group dedicated to increasing consumption of the fruit
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ArticleCitrus growth poses problems
The logistics of exporting citrus from South Africa needs an urgent re-think if the country is to cope with future growth
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ArticleRSA reacts to road legislation threat
South Africa's fruit sector predicts major disruption if new road legislation is implemented
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ArticleHigh noon for transport dispute
The movement of fruit in high cube containers in South Africa is set to run into serious trouble this season
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ArticleDancing May brings trade hope
British prime minister’s visit to the Cape in South Africa brings hope of new partnerships
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ArticleUK minister visits Blue Skies in Ghana
Harriett Baldwin visits fresh fruit supplier during trip to announce major jobs investment in African nation
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ArticleBees 'get a taste' for neonics
Bumblebees' preference for pesticide-laced food is similar to nicotine addiction, according to new research
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ArticleCompac gets out in the field
Group launches Field Research Unit to help study fresh produce industry challenges
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ArticleEnglish gift for Cape farm workers
Delight as table grape farm workers in Paarl receive houses
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ArticleSolutions sought at Port of Durban
Increased breakbulk shipments my solve problems with sending citrus to China
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ArticleMango sales up by a fifth at Asda
Retailer puts sales rises down to hot summer and 'growing popularity' of South Asian food
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ArticleRSA table grapes to bounce back
SATI says the drought in the Western Cape has largely been broken, giving rise to expectations of record export shipments
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ArticleSouth Africa in a tiff over Trump
Donald Trump’s latest tweets have caused great concern in South Africa
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ArticleLooking beneath the surface
Tru-Cape asks South African consumers to look beyond the superficial appearance of apples and pears