Apart from oil and diamonds, Angolas major export earners for the past four decades, the country previously had substantial exports of cash crops which fed food processing and textile industries
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Namibian bank to support drought-hit farmers
Standard Bank Namibia has pledged to help farmers in combating the effects of drought-stricken areas in Namibia
Tanzania to transform land for farming use
The Tanzanian government plans to transform 350,000ha of land to produce food crops for both domestic consumption and exports
Zimbabwe awarded US$3 million to fund training of extension workers
Zimbabwe has been awarded more than US$3mn from the European Union to be used to fund training of agricultural extension workers across the country
Zimbabwe rakes in US$94mn from tobacco exports
Zimbabwe has generated US$94mn from tobacco exports to different countries since the start of 2013, nearly doubling the total sales of tobacco made during the same period a year earlier