FAO wants FG to take immediate action against possible locust invasion

February 21, 2020

By Kenneth Afor The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) wants the federal government to take proactive measures against a possible invasion of desert locusts across major farmlands in the country. According to David Tsokar, national communication officer, FOA, at the moment, the country has not seen any sign of an invasion by the swarms but, […]

Coffee consumed in West & Central Africa are sourced locally – Nestle

October 2, 2019

By Kenneth Afor World-renowned coffee maker, NESCAFE (Nestle), in its to bid improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in West Africa has revealed that 100 percent of the coffee consumed in West and Central Africa region are sourced locally from the region. The company said that in 2018 it sourced about 15,000MT of coffee beans […]

Brexit could make wine more expensive, researchers say

Businessam StaffDecember 22, 2017

The price of wine in the UK could be set to increase by more than 20 percent as a result of Brexit, a new academic paper reveals. In a paper published by the Journal of Wine Economics entitled “the UK and Global Wine Markets by 2025, and Implications of Brexit”, researchers anticipated the effect that […]

Wine now in growing list of U.S. trade disputes with Canada

Businessam StaffOctober 3, 2017

Donald Trump is pairing a fresh trade challenge over Canadian wine with his administration’s ongoing dairy dispute. The U.S. filed a second complaint Monday with the World Trade Organization against Canada over British Columbia’s restrictions on wine sales. The U.S. alleges the province’s regulations discriminate against imports by only allowing B.C. wine to be sold […]

$4-a-cup hip coffee revives lagging African industry

Businessam StaffAugust 2, 2017

Julien Ochala can’t live without his morning cup of Joe. But not just any coffee will do. For the past five years, the 37-year-old physiology lecturer at King’s College London has visited the same store every week to grab a pack of his beloved Kenyan brew. And he’s not put off by the cost: at […]