Food / Agribusiness
Mauritania and Senegal aim to look beyond fishing spat
The Senegalese president has been in Nouakchott, where several bilateral agreements were signed, including on fisheries
MauritaniaLocusts threaten fragile East Africa food security
The worst locust infestation in decades comes atop successive years of droughts and floods
East AfricaBrazil's trade surplus will see greater shrinkage
The government reported a trade deficit in January, despite hopes for increased food sales to China
BrazilNorth Africa will struggle to rein in wheat imports
All the region’s countries are major wheat importers, but some governments are looking for ways to cut back
North AfricaEnforcing offshore fishing rules will benefit Somalia
The consistent decrease in piracy around the Horn of Africa has opened up opportunities for reviving fishing off Somalia
SomaliaChinese demand will drive Brazil beef price rises
The sharp rise in domestic beef prices drove 2019 inflation and will continue to be felt in early 2020 at least
BrazilEast Africa locusts pose major food security threat
One of the worst desert locust infestations in living memory threatens food security across the East Africa region
East AfricaInternational pushback on Brazil policy will increase
Indigenous groups have issued a manifesto against the government's Amazon policies, while Nazi claims roil foreign ties
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