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Mozambique’s agricultural sector is characterized mainly by subsistence farming, with commercial lands focusing mainly on sugar, tobacco, cotton and cashew nuts.

Despite a protracted legal suit against the release into the environment and commercialization of GE products on the Ghanaian market, positive strides have been notched.

Since last reported in GAIN, South Africa has not finalized issues related to its concerns over the trade measures that stop exports of U.S. poultry, beef, and pork.

Post forecasts that the 2015/16 MY raisin production will decrease by thirteen percent to 55,000 MT, following the record level raisin production of 63,000 MT in the 2014/15 MY.

Germany as part of the European Community has implemented EU regulations for the import of products of animal and plant origin.

The production area of Genetically Engineered (GE) crops in South Africa was unchanged in 2014, at 2.9 million hectares, making South Africa the ninth largest producer of GE crops in the world...

The Government of Ethiopia (GOE) recently amended its Biosafety Proclamation with the intent of permitting the future cultivation of biotech cotton to meet the rising demands from the textile industry

For the 2015/16 MY, post forecasts that South Africa will return to be a net exporter of about 1.5 million tons of corn, as commercial production is expected to exceed 12.0 million tons...

The German food industry represents the fourth biggest industry in Germany.

Minister of Agriculture Kátia Abreu discussed expanding beef, poultry, dairy, fruit, and wheat trade with Russia, Myanmar, Japan, South Africa, and Argentina.

Ethiopia is preparing to export limited amounts of teff flour to the United States and other foreign markets to capitalize on the growing demand for gluten-free grain products.

German total cherry production for CY 2015 is estimated at 50,700 MT.