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Rwanda: Four Things Rwanda Is Doing to Increase Coffee Production
[New Times] Coffee is one of Rwanda's top agricultural exports. In the financial year 2022/23, Rwanda exported more than 20,000 tonnes of coffee which generated almost $116 million [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Aug-2024
Ethiopia: Amhara Region Cultivates Over 4,500 Hectares in Drive for Humanitarian Independence Amid Soaring Demands
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- In alignment with the federal government's initiative, which mandates regional states to independently cover at least 70% of their humanitarian need [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Aug-2024
Namibia: Namibia Dairies Juicing Up Zim
[Namibian] Namibia Dairies has exported its first shipment of juice to Zimbabwe. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Aug-2024
Uganda: Uganda Coffee Smallholders Grapple With EU Regulations On Imports
[IPS] Kigali -- In Kubewo village in eastern Uganda, children often go to work with their parents in the coffee gardens. Earnings from Arabica coffee are used, their parents and gr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Aug-2024
United Breweries launches two Heineken variants in Karnataka, India
INDIA – United Breweries Limited (UBL), India’s largest beer producer and a subsidiar [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Diageo unveils limited-edition Talisker 30-year-old Scotch whisky
UK – Diageo has announced the release of its latest Talisker 30-Year-Old single malt Sc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Simba and KFC collaborate in new potato crisps offering
SOUTH AFRICA- Snacks manufacturer Simba and fast food giant KFC have partnered to launch [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
LVMH partners with Beyoncé to launch SirDavis whiskey brand
USA – Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH) has announced a partnership with global enter [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Primerdesign’s New PCR kit aims to enhance Norovirus Detection in UK’s Struggling Oyster Industry
UK – A pioneering qPCR assay has been launched by Primerdesign, aiming to improve the d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Yalelo Uganda establishes partnership with Kampala’s Silver Spoon Cafe
UGANDA – Yalelo Uganda has announced a new collaboration with Silver Spoon Cafe & R [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Namibia resumes poultry imports from South Africa
NAMIBIA – Namibia has lifted its ban on live poultry and bird imports from South Africa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Tiger Brands extends CEO Tjaart Kruger’s tenure by 3 years
SOUTH AFRICA – Tiger Brands Limited, a South African packaged goods company, has extend [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Namibian Breweries unveils US$18.76M wine packaging line
NAMIBIA – Namibian Breweries, a subsidiary of Heineken in Namibia, has taken a signific [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Ghana: No Room for Delay, Extension of Secondary Cities Project - Local Govt Minister
[Ghanaian Times] There will be no room for delays or requests for contract extensions in the execution of the Ghana Secondary Cities Support Projects (GSCSP), the Minister of Local [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Morocco: Cannabis Cultivation - Royal Pardon Brought Comfort to Hearts of Parents, Children - Beneficiaries
[MAP] Ouazzane -- The families of beneficiaries of the Royal Pardon granted by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, on the occasion of the anniversary of the King and People's Revolution, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Sudan: WFP Trucks Enter Sudan's Darfur Region
[VOA] World Food Program trucks carrying urgently needed food and nutrition supplies have entered Sudan's Darfur region, the United Nations agency said Wednesday. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Sudan: First WFP Trucks Cross Sudan's Reopened Adre Border With Food for Communities At Risk of Famine
[WFP] Rome -- The first WFP food supplies destined for desperate communities in Sudan's Darfur have crossed the Adre border from Chad, after it was reopened by the Sudanese authori [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Nigeria Deploys Armed Rangers to Protect Farmers
[VOA] Abuja, Nigeria -- As attacks on farmers intensified across Nigeria, Fatima Bello from Sokoto abandoned dry season farming. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: Wheat Harvesting Boost, As Govt Mobilises 310 Combines
[The Herald] As harvesting of the early planted winter wheat draws near, Government has taken the proactive step of securing 310 combine harvesters to guarantee a seamless and time [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: Govt Accelerates Delivery of Emergency Livestock Feeds
[The Herald] IN a proactive response to the increasing chances of livestock dying from hunger caused by the El Nino-induced drought of the 2023/24 season, Government is acceleratin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: New Strategy for Pfumvudza Inputs
[The Herald] Government has come up with a new approach to inputs distribution under the State-assisted initiative, Pfumvudza/Intwasa, aimed at optimising agricultural production, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: China, TRM Donate Layers, Eggs
[The Herald] The Chinese Embassy, in partnership with the Teen Rescue Mission (TRM), on Monday donated layers and eggs to youths at Dzikwa Activity Centre in Chitungwiza as part of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Lawal Flags Off Distribution of 135 Trucks of Fertiliser to Farmers
[Leadership] Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State yesterday flagged off the free distribution of 135 trucks of assorted fertiliser and other farm inputs to farmers across the stat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
Nigeria: How Nigeria Can Embrace Technological Innovations in Ensuring Food Security - Expert
[Premium Times] Mr Joshua called for increased investment in agricultural research and infrastructure to build a resilient agricultural system capable of withstanding shocks from c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024
East Africa: How Rwanda's Coffee Exports Generated Over $450m in Six Years
[New Times] Coffee is one of Rwanda's top agricultural exports and a significant contributor to the country's economy. According to data from the National Agricultural Export Devel [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Aug-2024