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Tanzania: Mpango Assures Timely Supply of Farming Inputs
[Daily News] THE Vice - President Dr Philip Mpango has issued an assurance that the government will address challenges facing farmers in the country, including timely supply of sub [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Jul-2023
Tanzania: Sugar Board Upbeat With Kagera Sugar Expansion to South Africa
[Daily News] Tanzania Sugar Board (TSB) has said the move by Kagera Sugar to acquire Tongaat Hullet's Sugar assets is a significant milestone as it seeks to expand its wings beyond [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Jul-2023
KTDA launches farmer platform to enhance communication, account management
KENYA – The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has launched a new platform that enhances communication, engagement, and account management for its over 600,000 smallholder tea f [...]
Information Technology (IT) Food & BeverageCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 22-Jul-2023
Cargill forms partnership to reduce methane emissions in beef production
GLOBAL- Cargill and TREES Consulting, partnering on methane reduction measures, have announced the first Gold Standard-approved methane emissions [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 22-Jul-2023
Bauchi, Gombe, Jigawa State launches subsidised fertilisers for farmers
As farmers begin cropping activities, Bauchi, Gombe and Jigawa State governments have approved 50 per cent subsidy on fertiliser prices to ease access to the commodity. Reports in [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
2023 Wet Season Farming – Farmers Promise Huge Food production
The All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) said it has put in place adequate plans to produce massive food to feed 200 million Nigerians in 2023 wet season farming. The presiden [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Institute To Support Corps Members With Outstanding Agric Proposals
The Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), has disclosed that corps members who submit promising proposals at the end of their service year would have the opportunity [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Maize Association Targets 1million jobs through Private Public Partnership Model
The Maize Association of Nigeria (MAAN), says it is adopting the Private Public Partnership Model for increased production and marketing of produce with a target of creating one mi [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Nestlé launches new sugar reduction technology that can be applied across different product categories
SWITZERLAND – Swiss food giant, Nestlé, has developed a new sugar reduction technology based on an enzymatic process that can be applied across d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Ivory Coast suspends cocoa sales as bad weather and diseases threaten production
IVORY COAST – The Ivorian Cocoa Coffee Council (CCC) has suspended cocoa futures sales in the 2023/2024 campaign until further notice due to ongoi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Angola sets up new aviary to increase egg production
ANGOLA – Angola, responding to the demand for eggs and eggs product in the country’s local market, has set up a new aviary with a capacity to pr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Kenyan poultry farmers to access vaccines for improved production
KENYA – Kenyan small-scale chicken farmers have found a solution to address the diseases affecting their poultry productivity through accessing [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Canadian government invests in DFC to bolster dairy sector, DFC appoints David Wiens as president
CANADA – Canada has invested more than US$7.5m into Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC), an advocacy group created to form a single entity for represent [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Kayonza Growers Tea Factory sets up new subsidiary in Kanungu District
TANZANIA – Kayonza Growers Tea Factory has inaugurated a TZS 20.8 billion (US$0.854m) subsidiary in Mpungu, positioning Kanungu District as a prom [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Amcor partners California winery to debut first premium wine bottle made from 100% recycled PET
USA – Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP) has launched what it describes as the first premium wine packaged in a 750mL bottle made from 100% recycled poly [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Tanzania’s maize farmers earn big as prices soar
Maize farmers are laughing all the way to bank as prices are rising despite increased supply from the onset of harvest season this year thanks to government initiatives to buy the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Ghana: Nkrankwanta Gets Rice Processing Factory
[Ghanaian Times] Gonokrom -- The Ministry of Trade and Industry in partnership with the Rural Enterprises Programme yesterday inaugurated a rice processing factory at Nkrankwanta i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Seychelles: Seychelles Ports' Digital System to Be Fully Operational By January 2024
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) is digitalising its services with the launch of a Management Information System (PVMIS) with the aim to make them more [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Expert Calls For Exploration Of Snail Value-Chain
A snail farmer, Mr Sunday Ido, on Wednesday called on agriculture policy makers and other stakeholders to explore development of all aspects of the snail value-chain for improved r [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Food Security:Government To Increase Wheat, Rice, Sorghum Production
The Nigerian Government has taken steps to increase the production of wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and soyabean, through the provision of relevant farm inputs. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, P [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Coca-Cola partners Greycroft to create US$137m sustainability-focused venture capital fund
GLOBAL – Coca-Cola, a multinational soft drink manufacturer, and its eight bottling partners from around the world have formed a Sustainability-Focused venture capital fund in pa [...]
Food & BeverageRegion: General
Date: 13-Jul-2023
BGI Ethiopia relocates headquarters to Meto Abo Brewery
ETHOPIA – BGI Ethiopia, the second-largest brewer by production volumes in Ethiopia, has divested its headquarters building and relocate its plant to its recently acquired facili [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Yara International exits Cameroon, divests all shares in Yara Cameroon to NJS Group
CAMEROON – Yara International, global leader in plant nutrition, has offloaded all its majority stake in Yara Cameroon to NJS Group, which has bee [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Bio Foods launches new Bio Orange Biscuit Yoghurt
KENYA – Bio Foods Ltd, a Kenyan leading processor and marketer of premium dairy products, has expanded its yoghurt portfolio with the launch of t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Zambia launches small-scale fish farming in Lake Tanganyika
ZAMBIA -Zambian government has launched the inaugural fish cage farming by small-scale fish farmers on Lake Tanganyika piloted by the Lake Tanganyik [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023