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As US agriculture flails, farmers see big corn acres as best bet to break even

United States (US) farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year’s monster corn harvest, are expected to cut back only slightly on their plantings of the grain in 2026 as they brace for a fourth straight year of narrow profit margins or even losses

Gabon yet to request IMF financing program ahead of fund visit next week

Gabon not yet submitted formal request for financing program at IMF

SA’s inflation rate eases slightly in January

SA headline consumer inflation slowed to 3.5%

Zambia suspends livestock imports from South Africa as FMD outbreak triggers regional bans

Zambia’s Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has suspended all livestock import permits from South Africa (SA) following the escalating outbreak of Foot‑and‑Mouth Disease (FMD).

Rand flat ahead of local data

SA Rand was muted in early trade on Wednesday

Kenya launches climate‑smart dairy transformation project to support 1.8 million smallholder farmers

The Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with the Africa Guarantee Fund and Space AI, has launched a major Climate‑Smart Dairy Value Chain Transformation Project aimed at improving productivity and incomes for more than 1.8 million smallholder farmers.