FRA's biggest news from the week

FRA's biggest news from the week

Web version    Forward       South Africa's Record-Breaking Canola Harvest Expected to Exceed 220,000 Tons   As the annual canola harvest begins to wind down across various regions in South Africa, Southern Oil (SOILL) anticipates an impressive total yield of over 220,000* tons of canola seeds, marking the highest record to date. Read more

Why not grow your own veggies this summer? As summer continues and food prices remain high, there is surely no better time to sustainably grow your own veggies, says Pratley Minerals Sales Manager Rudi Coetzee "More people are also turning to home-based vegetable gardening to promote sustainability and reduce their environmental footprint," he adds. Read more

Sharp decrease in climate finance going to small-scale farmers – new report shows Ahead of COP28, the UN's International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) urges global leaders to shift gears and drastically and urgently scale-up climate finance for small-scale farmers and small agribusinesses, who produce one third of the world's food and up to 70 percent of the food in low- and middle-income countries. Many are brutally impacted by climate change. Read more

Strategic cooperation agreement between Tornum and Cesco Tornum Group, a leading global player in the agricultural industry, and Cesco EPC, an international contractor specialising in large-scale industrial investments in inland and port grain terminals, are pleased to announce the signing of a strategic cooperation agreement. This agreement includes the acquisition of Silos Metálicos Zaragoza S.L.U. (SIMEZA), a prominent manufacturing company specialising in storage solutions, by Tornum, and the exclusive distribution within selected global markets by Cesco. Read more

Seeds of Change: Insights from Dr. Mike Barrow's Quest for Resilient Maize Varieties We recently caught up with Dr Mike Barrow to discuss the reintroduction of maize genetics into modern breeding programs, particularly for small-scale farmers. Dr Barrow worked as a Maize Breeder for Pannar for 37 years. His numerous hybrids were widely sold in Africa within the small-scale sector. Read more

Tanzania develops four drought resistant coffee varieties The Tanzania Coffee Research Institute (TaCRI) announced it has developed four drought resistant coffee varieties. Seeds of the newly-discovered Arabica varieties will be released to the farmers during the coming 2023/24 cultivation season. Read more

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EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian music company Chocolate City in trouble, may lose 60% shares

PT Evening Munch Hey subscribers! We've taken some time to put together some amazing collection of stories! Don't miss your chance to catch up on some amazing reads!!! EXCLUSIVE: Nigerian music company Chocolate City in trouble, may lose 60% shares Chocolate City's trouble is a fallout of a recent judgement of a High Court in London. We are expanding our newsletter offering and would like to know what newsletters you, our loyal readers, would be interested in receiving from PREMIUM TIMES. Kindly fill in this survey. It should take no longer than five (5) minutes to complete. Thank you. TAKE THE SURVEY! Court refuses to reverse judgement stopping NBC from fining broadcast stations The court says NBC's push for a reversal of the decision is an afterthought and belated. Military destroys 50 illegal oil refining sites, arrests 51 suspects – DHQ The DHQ says 578,900 litres of stolen crude oil, 454,330 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (diesel) and 10,000 litres of Dual dual-purpose kerosene were recovered during the operations. Climate Change: Nigeria may lose $460 billion by 2050 – Report The 84-page report hinted that climate change may also cause Nigeria to lose trillions of dollars in stranded assets. How APC shared party structure in Rivers between Amaechi, Wike loyalists The APC NWC, on Wednesday, dissolved the leadership of its crisis-ridden Rivers State chapter, and appointed a seven-member caretaker committee to run its affairs for six months. www.premiumtimesng.com Copyright © 2023 Premium Times, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: newsletter@premiumtimesng.com Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.