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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
UK FSA releases preliminary foodborne disease attribution data
UK – The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently published its “Disease Attribution to Foods for Four UK Pathogens” research project, using preliminary data from the [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Maximising orchard productivity through effective pruning
In South Africa’s thriving macadamia and avocado industries, how orchards are shaped today has a significant bearing on how they perform tomorrow. As growers navigate the balance [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Govt Deploys 550 Professionals to Spearhead Rural Industrialisation
[The Herald] Government has deployed 550 professionals across Zimbabwe's 10 provinces to ensure full implementation of the devolution programme as outlined in the Constitution. [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Ghana: Mofa, ARB Apex Bank Sign $1m Revolving Fund for Nutrition Project
[Ghanaian Times] The Ministry of Food and Agriculture and ARB Apex Bank have signed an agreement to manage a $1 million revolving fund under the Food and Nutrition Security Resilie [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Govt Takes Zero Hunger, Food Security Drive to Universities
[Daily Trust] As parts its drive to achieve food security and zero hunger, the Federal Government has officially launched the Presidential Initiative for the Empowerment of Youth i [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Chad: Farmers Increase Yields With Technology
[World Bank] STORY HIGHLIGHTS [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria Eyes Danish Model for Sustainable Dairy Industry
[Vanguard] Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha, has said that Nigeria has the potential to transform its livestock sector by drawing lessons from Denmark's success. [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Govt Steps Up Winter Wheat Preps
[The Herald] Preparations for winter wheat production have been intensified by the Government to ensure that critical inputs are delivered to farmers on time. [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Hunger in Nigeria's Correctional Centres Is Unacceptable
[Daily Trust] The news of scandalous feeding culture in the country's correctional centres has been filtering into society from various sources for many years now. Officials of the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Adeniyi - Customs Generates N1.75tn in First Quarter, Says Duty Exemptions On Food Imports Have Led to Price Reduction
[This Day] ·Declares unstable exchange rate creating uncertainty for traders, affecting customs valuation, others [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Federal Govt Releases 8 New Improved Crop Varieties to Boost Food Production
[Leadership] The National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, has secured official approval for the release of eight improved crop varieties. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Why Food Prices Are Going Down - Minister
[Leadership] The minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris Malagi, has stated that food prices will continue to go down because of President Bola Tinu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Apr-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania Bans Agricultural Imports From South Africa and Malawi
[Daily News] DODOMA: THE government has imposed an immediate ban on the importation of all agricultural produce from South Africa and Malawi, following the two countries' failure t [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Africa: All of Africa Today - April 24, 2025
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: 'WFP's Operations Are at Breaking Point' - Hundreds of Thousands Will Suffer
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Ethiopia is facing a deteriorating humanitarian crisis, with the World Food Programme (WFP) warning of rising hunger and malnutrition as a funding shortfall f [...]
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Date: 24-Apr-2025
FDA eliminates petroleum-based synthetic dyes from USA food supply
USA – The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a federal agency under the Department [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Beijing’s American-style restaurants eliminate US beef from menus amid tariffs wars
CHINA – At Home Plate BBQ in Beijing, menus are being reprinted to show a major chan [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
IFF consolidates operations in Mexico to enhance customer-centric innovations
MEXICO – International Flavours & Fragrances (IFF), a global leader in food ingr [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Unilever, Department of Agriculture launch smallholder farmer programme in Jozini
SOUTH AFRICA – Unilever South Africa, a regional operator of the multinational Unile [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Kenya’s Turkana County distributes livestock to families hit by drought, insecurity
KENYA – Over 170 households in Katilu and Lokapel are receiving goats and sheep from [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Ultraprocessed food, beverage ban takes effect in Arizona schools
USA – Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs recently signed into law the Arizona Healthy Schools Act, which bans the serving of ultra-processed foods and beverages in any public s [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Neogen trades cleaners, disinfectants business for US$130 million
USA – Neogen Corporation, an innovative leader in food and animal safety solutions, has announced the sale of its global cleaners and disinfectants business to Kersia Gro [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Agrovision rebrands to Fruitist as consumer demand for healthy snacks rises
USA – Agrovision, a global leader in premium berry production, has officially change [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
Astra launches upgraded KA-750PM peeler with color display and added features
JAPAN – Japanese fruit peeler manufacturer Astra has launched its latest model, the [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025
bioMérieux launches WATCHFIRE™ to track pathogens in wastewater
FRANCE – bioMérieux, a French in vitro diagnostics company, has announced the launch of its WATCHFIRE™ molecular Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing solution desig [...]
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Date: 23-Apr-2025