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**Mogadishu (AX) —** An exciting shift is happening amidst the arid landscapes of Somalia's Bari region, with local farmers finally reaping the rewards of patience and perseverance. After years of struggling against a harsh climate, they've tapped into success by cultivating and selling dates, sweetening both their prospects and their wallets. Take Mohamed Rage Ali, for instance. The father of 14 has turned a promising corner. After half a decade of toil, his farm has yielded a harvest with a $1,200 payout, providing his…

Subsequently, with a view to assist exporters deal with new financial institution prices linked to the "First rate Earnings Distinction" (DRD), the Espresso-Cocoa Council offered a part of this quantity to exporters, such as CFA 10 billion (EUR 16 million). DRD, which is such as $ 400 per tonne of beans, has been round since final yr and has raised 510 billion CFA francs (greater than 777 million euros).…

In Madagascar, lychee exporters have been living the most important eight days of the season since November 13, the opening date for the fruit harvest. The only real unknown: will Western buyers put litchi on the holiday table? Trucks, vans, wagons: a real broom of lychee is currently underway in Tamatave, eastern Madagascar. In less than ten days, 15,000 to 20,000 tons of the little pink fruit will pass through the only two roads in the city that converge towards the port. There, the cranes are busy filling the ship's…