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FW de Klerk warns against Expropriation Bill
The Expropriation Bill could seriously damage South Africa’s international creditworthiness, former president FW de Klerk said on Wednesday.
Farming
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World Bank urges Ethiopia to update farming systems
Drought-ravaged Ethiopia should improve its ”backward” farming systems to curb acute food shortages, a top World Bank official said on Wednesday.
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Farmers hobbled by high input costs
Food prices are expected to rise rapidly in the next year because farmers are planting less as input costs escalate.
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Greener and leaner
The world food crisis is a tragedy frequently and passionately foretold. For years food experts warned that chronic under-investment in agriculture in developing countries, by governments and donors alike, would one day spell disaster.
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Intellectual property seen raising Africa revenues
Poor African farmers can boost export revenues from agriculture by billions of dollars if they use intellectual property as part of their business plans, a report released at the World Economic Forum said on Thursday.
