West-Africa
Tension in the West African grain market
The price of grain has risen in West Africa in recent weeks. Maize but also millet and sorghum are more expensive in the markets due to a lack of sufficient stock and…
Topic
Raw material chronicle
East-Africa
Cotton in South Africa is no longer popular
Between the 2018-2019 season and today, the cultivated areas have 10,000 hectares. South Africa is a very small producer country on an…
West-Africa
West Africa: goal a million silos
A million silos for West Africa and the Sahel is the brand new initiative led by the FAO, the United Nations Meals…
Somalia
Raw materials: the challenge for the goals
How will the climate goals in the Paris Agreement 2015 be achieved if the minerals needed for energy conversion are not available…
West-Africa
The price of fertilizer puts farmers in difficulty
For six months, the price of fertilizer has risen. As a result, some farmers are being forced to reduce their use on…
Central-Africa
“New beginning”, the sector’s cocoa need to
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo and even the Philippines, traders of a new kind are collaborating with chocolate makers to…
Southern-Africa
Uranium, a depressed marketplace that might
It is final, the exploitation of the Cominak mine; north of Niger; ends today because its reserves are depleted. A closure that…
West-Africa
West African cashew costs are rising
The cashew campaign is in full swing in West Africa, but production forecasts have been revised downwards as in India and Vietnam.…
West-Africa
New Ivorian cotton has arrived
New Ivorian cotton has arrived. Two new cotton varieties have been developed to enhance cotton grown in Ivory Coast, a cotton that…
East-Africa
Emerald manufacturing resumes in Zambia
The Gemfields group has announced the reopening of the Kagem emerald mine, one of the largest in the world. Closed for a…
West-Africa
Historical record of West African shea exports 2019-2020
West African shea exports are currently slower, but they broke their record highs last season. The use of this vegetable fat is…
