COTONOU, Benin, May 30, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – A new generation of high-performing rice varieties has been launched by the Africa Rice Breeding Task Force under a new brand called “ARICA” – which stands for “Advanced Rice Varieties for Africa.”
The Welbekend farm in the Limpopo province, where 30 000 hectares of land are dedicated to sunflower crops, is an example of how the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan (USLP) is on the way to achieving its goals.
South African ready-to-eat soup range Denny, is turning National Soup Day on 31 May into a way to raise awareness and help alleviate hunger in some of South Africa’s poorest communities.
Although e-tolling will affect the logistics industry in a number of ways, the spotlight is almost inevitably on the increased operational costs that will result – even though for logistics companies, e-tolling could prove beneficial. This is according to president of SAPICS, an association for operations management in southern Africa, Cobus Rossouw.
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WASHINGTON, May 3, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, today announced a convertible loan of $25 million to support poultry producer Country Bird’s expansion in Africa. IFC’s investment will allow Country Bird to increase production and operations; encouraging a thriving agribusiness enterprise and creating employment opportunities in Southern Africa and beyond.
