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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Australia’s red meat industry drops its 2030 carbon neutrality goal
AUSTRALIA – Australia’s peak livestock industry body has officially dropped its pl [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
DP World terminal increases container traffic agricultural exports in Peru
PERU – Container traffic at DP World’s terminal in the Port of Callao has risen by [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
SolitAir to partner with Eight Wings Aerospace to improve meat, perishables cargo delivery
UAE – SolitAir, a UAE-based cargo airline, is expanding its capabilities in transpor [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
UAE’s Souq Al Jubail reports increasing footfall as more meat, fresh produce shoppers visit
UAE – Souq Al Jubail in Kalba is drawing growing numbers of shoppers to its meat sec [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
HKFoods to keep bacon plant in Poland despite earlier sale review
POLAND – HKFoods has announced that it will retain ownership of its bacon production [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Lead poisoning at kindergarten hospitalizes more than 200 children in China
CHINA – A total of 233 children from Peixin Kindergarten, in Tianshui City, China, h [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Nutrition at risk as UN declares intention to eliminate trans-fats from global diets – experts warn
EAST AFRICA – A draft UN declaration to eliminate trans-fatty acids from global [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Uganda: Museveni Commissions Busega Central Market
[Nile Post] President Museveni has commissioned the newly constructed Busega Central Market in Rubaga Division, Kampala. [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Ghana: 'On Our Roads to Havoc' the Alarming State of Ghana's Road Network
[Ghanaian Times] Faded road markings, illegible road signages, destroyed crash barriers/guard rails, defective traffic lights and poorly functioning streetlights. These listings do [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Liberia: RSPO Closes GVL Complaint
[New Dawn] The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has closed the long-standing complaint against Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL), following a final directive from the RSPO Com [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Rwanda: Rugabano Tea Company (Pvt) Ltd Debuts At Mombasa Tea Auction, Takes Top Spot
[New Times] Rugabano Tea Company (Pvt) Ltd (RTC) from Rwanda, the youngest garden under Silverback Tea Company, made a remarkable debut at the Mombasa Tea Auction with a single lin [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Ghana: Devastating Effects of Climate Change On Women Farmers in Northern Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] It's 2:13 p.m. in Mawodoo, a quiet farming village in the Kpandai District of northern Ghana. Under the dense shade of a mango tree, a group of women sit chatting, [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Namibia: Govt to Revive Food and Cash for Work Programme to Address Poverty
[Namibian] Prime minister Elijah Ngurare says the Cabinet has approved the reinstatement of the Food and Cash for Work (FCFW) programme to empower the vulnerable. [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Tanzania: AMDT to Support Over 28,000 Young Farmers in Five Regions
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) is rolling out a transformative project aimed at empowering youth in five regions to unlock diverse agribus [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Rwanda: Govt Seeks to Curb Annual Loss of 27 Million Tonnes of Fertile Soil
[New Times] The government is stepping up efforts to prevent the annual loss of 27 million tonnes of fertile soil through the adoption of agroecology techniques, according to Patri [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Dangote Plans Seaport to Enhance Export of Fertilizer, Others
[Vanguard] Africa's richest person, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has applied to begin work on a seaport near his fertilizer and oil refinery plants to make it easier to export goods inclu [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Namibia: Meatco Suspends Acting Chief Executive Patrick Liebenberg
[Namibian] The Meat Corporation of Namibia's board of directors has suspended its acting chief executive, Patrick Liebenberg, pending ongoing investigations. [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Liberia: Bong County Farmers Struggle With Pests, Low Yields Due to Lack of Training
[Liberian Investigator] SUAKOKO -- For 70-year-old Joseph Dumoe, every farming season brings disappointment. A subsistence farmer in Suakoko District, Dumoe is among dozens of smal [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
Nigeria: INVESTIGATION: Unsupported by Govt, Nigerian Dairy Farmers Can't Compete with Subsidised, Cheap EU Imports
[Premium Times] What makes Nigeria's situation dire is not just the importation of cheap milk substitutes, mainly from Europe, but that Nigerian farmers, unlike their European coun [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
South Africa: New Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in the Free State
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a commercial farm in Moqhaka Local Municipality, within the Kroonstad [...]
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Date: 15-Jul-2025
IMCD, FrieslandCampina Professional expand strategic partnership across EMEA
EMEA – IMCD, a global partner for the distribution and formulation of food and nu [...]
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Date: 14-Jul-2025
Coca-Cola Vietnam launches US$136M eco-friendly production hub in Tay Ninh
VIETNAM – Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Limited, a subsidiary of the Swire Coca-Col [...]
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Date: 14-Jul-2025
Marico targets US$2.3B revenue by 2030, driven by innovation and digital expansion
INDIA – Marico, a leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, has set an a [...]
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Date: 14-Jul-2025
Brazilian beef exports register sharp growth
BRAZIL – Brazil’s beef exports recorded strong performance in June 2025, reachi [...]
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Date: 14-Jul-2025
American meat merchandisers expanding US pork, beef sales in Colombia
COLOMBIA – U.S. pork and beef are gaining more visibility in Colombia as meat mer [...]
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Date: 14-Jul-2025