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Thursday 4 July 2024

FRA's biggest news from the week

Transforming Africa with Enterprising Africa Regional Network

Africa boasts the world's highest rate of entrepreneurship, with over one in five working-age Africans starting a new business and more than three-quarters of the youth planning to start one within five years. The potential to transform the continent into a thriving hub of youth-led, sustainable businesses is immense. Of course, it is equally important to empower young women to lead businesses that enhance economic growth and create more employment opportunities.

Report highlights exceptional growth in regenerative agriculture
In a year marked by escalating climate emergencies and global calls for sustainable solutions, Regenagri, a global leader in regenerative agriculture, has announced impressive performance in its Impact Report, launched today.

Revitalising Africa's Soils and Landscapes is Key for Enhancing our Food Security and Climate Resilience

This year's environment day theme of accelerating land restoration aligns perfectly with Africa's need to revitalize its soils, a critical yet often overlooked solution to Africa's ongoing challenges of agricultural productivity. Healthy soils and landscapes have a direct positive influence on our livelihoods and environment.

Wine in cartons offers affordable quality for every palate

Packaging for wine has evolved a great deal in recent years. There was a time when wine poured from a glass bottle sealed under cork was the only acceptable form of packaging for consumers.
Times have changed and so have consumer perceptions and lifestyles.

Nigeria to sign deal with Saudia Arabia to export tonnes of red meat and soybeans to the Gulf nation

Nigeria is set to secure a significant trade deal with Saudi Arabia, potentially to export 200,000 tonnes of red meat and one million tonnes of soybeans annually to the Gulf nation.rpart.

New US$53 million agricultural development programme launched in Malawi to combat food insecuritya

WINICH FARMS is thrilled to announce its participation for the second time in a row in Africa's largest Tech and startup event; GITEX AFRICA 2024 where we showcased our innovation in revolutionizing AGTECH Supply Chain in Nigeria and Africa.

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FARMERS REVIEW AFRICA published by Mailing Times media, it is Africa's premier farming magazine which provides updates of news and analysis on topical issues of national and international importance in agriculture. The publication links the technology applied in the Agricultural sector to the field experience of professionals in this area.

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First Mining Drc-Zambia's biggest news from the week

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Chinese firm in a deal to buy Zambia's Lubambe copper mine as the Asian nation aims to lead global green energy transition

Chinese firm JCHX Mining Management is nearing the completion of a deal to acquire Zambia's Lubambe copper mine as the East Asian country aims at topping global green energy revolution. The deal which is at its approval stage is poised to see the Shanghai-listed mining services and contracting company hold 80 per cent stake in the mine, currently held by Australian-based investment firm EMR Capital.

A bigger and better government offering, strongly positioned, and elevated at Mining Indaba 2025 (MI25), designed with attendees in mindAs the African mining industry continues to grow, the role government must fulfil in ensuring sustainable investment and development is becoming increasingly important. In acknowledgement of this, Mining Indaba is investing significantly in ensuring the presence of a larger mining government contingency in 2025.

IRH, UAE's IHC unit withdraws bid to acquire 51% stake in Vedanta's Zambian copper mines

The International Resources Holding (IRH), a unit of United Arab Emirate (UAE)'s International Holding Company (IHC) has announced its bidding withdrawal to acquire 51 per cent stake in Vedanta Resources' Zambian copper mines.
This is after talks collapsed on Wednesday this week because of a failure to agree on the assets' value.

Mutanda Mining and Equity-BCDC launch a development project in the agri-food sector.
At a workshop held at the Kisenda school in Lualaba province, on 20 June 2024, Mutanda Mining (a Glencore Group company in partnership with the DRC government) and Equity-BCDC launched a development project in the agrifood sector, aimed at empowering communities around its operations.

Gravitas® co-creates sustainable separation, process solutions through strategic partnerships
Separation or process solutions for commodities from chrome to iron ore must comply, or exceed, any mining company's Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy. This is where a holistic separation solutions technology provider like Gravitas® Minerals can co-create an optimal solution based on its 40 years' collective experience in commodities, technologies, and systems.

Aggreko to install two solar farms providing renewable energy to Gove communities
Energy solutions company Aggreko, world leader in the supply of modular power, will install two 5.25MW solar farms through its agreement with Rio Tinto enabling renewable energy to be made available to communities on the Gove peninsula, including the township of Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory.

Ivanhoe Mines completes construction of Kipushi concentrator ahead of schedule
Ivanhoe Mines , Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President Marna Cloete announce today the completion of construction and the restart of the historic ultra-high-grade Kipushi zinc-copper-lead-germanium mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)...

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First Mining DRC-Zambia is a journal that focuses on creating a networking forum for the decision makers in businesses and Governments across Africa's Copper belt region, who are either directly or indirectly involved in mining Developments. We inform ,educate and create business and networking opportunities for all Companies that are interested in expanding their business across DRC, Zambia and beyond. FMDZ is a bi-monthly magazine for the mining industry.