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South Africa’s summer rainfall (September to April) has been limited and scattered so far this season.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the Desert Locust Control Organization for East Africa (DLCO-EA) are working together to control the desert....

South Africa`s production of apples, pears and table grapes is forecast to grow in the 2019/20 MY, based on available irrigation water following improved 2019 winter rainfall....

Due to relatively attractive local market prices after the drought conditions of the previous season, Post projects South Africa to increase corn planting by at least 10 percent in the 2019/20 MY.

South Africa will import around 10,000 MT of peanuts in the 2014/15 MY, as an 11 decrease in peanut production is expected due to a mid-summer drought that hit the summer rainfall production areas.

The impact of the 2014/15 MY drought in the sugar industry is expected to continue in the 2015/16 MY.

With the recently successful conclusion of the Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations with the European Union (EU), Swaziland maintained its preferential market access to Europe.

Post estimates U.S. 2015/16 wheat exports to Nigeria at 2.3 million tons, a 17 percent decrease largely due to existing import levies.

Most C3+2 countries [1] experienced a bad rainy season with delayed and intermittent rains.

On the margins of the January 2015 African Union summit, the AU launched the Implementation Strategy & Roadmap to achieve the 2025 vision on the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Program.

FAS/Nairobi forecasts an increase in sugar consumption and no change in production in the marketing year (MY) 2015/2016.

Under USDA’s Food for Progress Program, USDA and ACDI/VOCA are working together to support the development of Ethiopia’s livestock feed sector.