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Tanzania is now Africa’s second-largest raw tobacco producer after Zimbabwe, according to the country’s agriculture minister Hussein Bashe and plans are underway to increase production and leaf processing capacity by encouraging more small-scale farmers to engage in contractual tobacco commercial farming.…

Academics attending an International Association of Universities (IAU) webinar on ‘Rethinking education for a more sustainable world’ have called for more activism in higher education design and operations to orientate its research and learning towards a healthier planet.

Environmental specialist Professor Stephen Sterling, of the UK’s University of Plymouth, criticised the contribution made by HE in promoting sustainability, saying it was too little and too late, arguing that its continued focus on promoting growth caused problems.…

Uganda may have been removed from the FATF grey list this past February (2024), but its FIU has told MLB it knows more AML, CFT and CFP work is ahead. The east African country had been grey listed since 2020. After de-listing, FATF said in a communiqué it “welcomes Uganda’s significant progress in improving its AML/CFT regime”.…

Zambia’s annual tobacco production is expected to drop by 10% to 42.3 million kg in 2024 from an annual peak production of 47 million kg produced last year (2023), according to Phil Daka, chairperson at the Tobacco Board of Zambia (TBZ).…

Despite the impact of climate change, weak domestic markets and under-developed final product processing, Malawi’s farmers still regard dairy production positively and are embracing good livestock husbandry practices to increase return on investment.

Malawians are keen on milk and dairy products, but the sector is currently cannot meet demand to the 19 million population as dairy processing is nascent.…

A global student body is encouraging universities and colleges to lead societal change that pushes behavioural norms towards more sustainable practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, as this summer’s record heat https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-summer-2023-hottest-on-record/#:~:text=The%20summer%20of%202023%20was,(GISS)%20in%20New%20York. Underlines climate change.

Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS) International was launched in Denmark during 2019 and has since grown to be an alliance of 27 national and international organisations, working together to promote sustainability on campus, at home and at work.…

The Great Lakes region in cenztral and eastern Africa is exceedingly resource rich, and being beset by instability and conflict, it is highly attractive for illicit trade and financial crime fuelling money laundering. A new European Union (EU) Great Lakes Strategy is trying to promote the rule of law in the region – notably Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and the eastern provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – but faces major challenges.…

South Africa’s paints and coatings market is expected to generate USD2.1 billion by 2026 after growing at an estimated 5.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2021 and 2026. This is according to India-based market research and data analytics provider IndustryARC (1).…

Kenya remains east Africa’s economic powerhouse and its ability to supply and encourage the region’s paint and coatings sector remains strong. Sales in paints, varnishes, pigments and other related coatings are expected to grow by 2.86% annually until 2028, according to insights from Statista (1), a Germany-based provider of market intelligence and business solutions.…

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With the textile industry under pressure from consumers, regulators and standards to become more sustainable, companies are looking at all aspects of the supply chain – including upstream to fibre production. Digitalisation has a key role to play here, especially in supplier countries where the use of such technology is weak – such as in Africa.…