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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nestlé reveals measures to ensure compliance, actions toward responsible marketing of BMS
GLOBAL – Nestlé, a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation, has released a report revealing the company’s effort [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Aug-2023
Enough receives financial boost to scale up mycoprotein ingredient production
UK – Abunda mycoprotein producer, Enough company has raised US$43.5 million in growth funding co-led by climate tech VC World Fund and food techno [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Aug-2023
South Africa to export upto 1 000 tonnes of meat to Saudi Arabia after 21-year ban
SOUTH AFRICA – Following the lifting of the 21 year ban imposed by the Saudi Arabian amid the outbreak of foot and mouth disease, South African me [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
Grand Oak wades into saturated Nigerian bitters market with launch of Korect Bitters
NIGERIA – Grand Oak Limited, the manufacturer of popular Nigerian alcoholic drink Seamans Schnapps, has entered the bitters market with the laun [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
Kenya Breweries Limited expands sorghum sourcing program to Murang’a County
KENYA – The Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL), the maker of Tusker Beer and Senator Keg, has expanded its Sorghum sourcing program to Murang’a count [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
Döhler acquires Boon flavours, expands its flavour portfolio
GLOBAL – Doehler Group, a global Ingredient manufacturer, has acquired the Bangkok-based Boon flavour expanding its flavour portfolio in South Eas [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
Tyson Foods seeks to sell its poultry business in China
USA – World’s second-largest meat processor, Tyson Foods, is reportedly planning to sell its China poultry business.The decision is part of th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
Nigeria: Subsidy Removal - Nigerian Govt Releases 200 Trucks of Farming Inputs to States As Palliatives
[Premium Times] "He (President Bola Tinubu) also asked me to tell this gathering that we are going through a difficult phase in the history of this country but these pains are pain [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
Kenya: 61 Million Bags of Maize Harvest Expected This Year, Thanks to Fertilizer Subsidies, President Ruto Says
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has said that the country is projected to harvest 61 million bags of maize this year, up from harvested 44 million last year, thanks [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
Kenya: Kenya, Germany Collaborate to Enhance Skilled Labor and Agricultural Sectors
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- In a strategic move aimed at bolstering skilled labour, boosting the agricultural sector, and fostering stable political ties, National Assembly Majority Le [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Aug-2023
USAID, Private Sector Partners to Tackle Malnutrition in Nigeria
To combat malnutrition in Nigeria, where 3.6 million children suffer from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), mainly in northern states, the United States government, through the US A [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Anthrax: Ogun State Strengthens Animal Disease Surveillance
With an intensified effort to prevent entrance of anthrax into Ogun State, the state government is strengthening surveillance and stakeholders’ engagement as officials visit [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Lagos state CARES programme distributes farm assets to farmers
The Lagos state COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus Programme (Lagos-CARES) has distributed various farm assets to 1,531 processing and producing farmers in the state. S [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Kano State Government warn residents against indiscriminate refuse dumping
Kano State Government has warned residents to desist from indiscriminate dumping of refuse in water ways especially in Sabon Gari area of Fagge Local Government. The Commissioner f [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Namibian beef industry requires substantial investment to boost production, analysts reports
NAMIBIA – Research done by economic analysts, High Economic Intelligence, has unfolded the need for the Namibian beef industry to invest in new in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Nairobi Coffee Exchange resumes operations under new guidelines aimed at boosting farmer incomes
KENYA – The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) auction has resumed operations, a month after it was suspended, to allow for reforms aimed at boosting i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Egypt earns US$2.6B from fruit & vegetable exports in first 7 months of 2023
EGYPT – Fruit and vegetable exports surged 16% in the first seven months of 2023, earning Egypt about US$2.3 billion in foreign exchange revenues. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Nestlé, DSM-Firmenich lead food sector patent applications as Soda producers limit applications
GLOBAL – Swiss food giant Nestlé and ingredients supplier DSM-Firmenich were the most active patent applicants in the food and beverage space for [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Arla introduces sustainability incentives to its farmers as motivation towards emission reduction target
EUROPE – European dairy cooperative, Arla, has introduced a data-driven and science-based points system to its farmer owners in an initiative to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Dairy Development Authority donates milk equipment to enhance quality milk production
UGANDA – Ugandan government through Dairy Development Authority (DDA) has handed over milk equipment to dairy farmers as part of the cleaner milk [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Technology for quality and efficiency in dairy processing
The UK’s dairy industry is one of the world’s largest and it is experiencing significant growth. While the number of dairy cows has decreased, the yield per cow has increased b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Nigeria: CBN Disbursed N629 Billion to Farmers Under Anchor Borrowers Programme in 2022
[Premium Times] However, the CBN report did not provide further details on the pattern of lending and farmers' compliance with the loan repayments. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Africa: Africa Needs New Generation of Farmers - Obasanjo
[Ghanaian Times] The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for a new generation of farmers for Africa if the continent desires to resolve the yawning gap of fo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Uganda: South Sudan, Uganda Yet to Resolve Captured Grains
[Observer] Uganda still has to negotiate with the government of South Sudan for the release of dozens of trucks that were impounded for containing grains contaminated with aflatoxi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Uganda: Uganda Seeks Alternative Markets Following Kenyan Milk Ban
[Nile Post] In the wake of the recent ban imposed by the Kenyan government on Ugandan dairy products, Uganda is now exploring alternative markets for its goods. In an address to th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023