Japan's Yanmar sets sights on Africa, starting with rice harvesters

Japan's Yanmar sets sights on Africa, starting with rice harvesters

OSAKA -- Farm equipment maker Yanmar Holdings will start selling rice harvesters in 16 countries in Africa, a region the Japanese company has position

ThePatriotLight - Japan seeks to grow Africa investments to ease reliance on China

ThePatriotLight - Japan is supporting its companies to grow their business in Africa and develop trade ties across a continent where it’s mainly been seen as a key donor.The second-biggest Asian economy’s emergence from a three-decade period of deflation has boosted its private sector’s risk appetite, Takehiko Matsuo, vice-minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in Abidjan, the commercial hub of Ivo…