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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
New ISO standard brings clarity to labeling of plant-based foods
SWITZERLAND – The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released Plant-based foods and food ingredients – Definitions and technical criteria for labe [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Natra to strengthen sweet spreads, confectionery portfolio with Bredabest acquisition
NETHERLANDS – European chocolate producer Natra has announced an agreement to acquire Bredabest, a Dutch supplier of peanut butter and peanut-based ingredients, for an un [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Uganda: Ubl Commissions 9 Boreholes in Kumi and Apac Districts, to Benefit Over 5,000 Residents
[Independent (Kampala)] Kumi -- Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has officially commissioned nine community boreholes, five in Kumi and four in Apac districts, marking a significant [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Nigeria: FCT Minister Launches 50% Fertilizer Subsidy to Empower Farmers in Abuja
[Leadership] In a move to bolster agricultural productivity and enhance food security, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched the distributi [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Africa: Why Young People Are the Heart of Africa's Food Revolution
[Independent (Kampala)] My name is Adja Boudy Kanté. I am 32 years old, a mother, and a proud young entrepreneur from Senegal. I grew up in Guediawaye, just outside Dakar, and I h [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC Seals Illegal Chemical, Water Firm in Abuja
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) sealed a chemical and water packaging factory in the Damangaza district, Apo Waru, in the Feder [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Scales Up Irrigation Projects to Boost Food Security
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - The Ministry of Irrigation and Lowlands (MILLS) is expanding Ethiopia's irrigation capacity through a new wave of strategically designed projects a [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Malawi: NFRA Rewards Farmers With Heft Maize Price Increment
[Nyasa Times] National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has with immediate effect increased maize buying prices to motivate farmers and traders to deliver more maize to the agency. [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Ethiopia: Addis Sensitizing Residents to Benefit More From Urban Agriculture
[Ethiopian Herald] With an estimated more than 4 million people, Adds Ababa is one of the most congested cities in the country and in Africa. As a result the cost of land per squar [...]
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Date: 05-Sep-2025
Constellation Brands lowers earnings forecast amid decline in beer sales
USA – Constellation Brands has revised its earnings outlook, projecting a decline in [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
UK to ban sale of high-caffeine energy drinks to under-16s in public health move
UK – The UK government has announced plans to ban the sale of high-caffeine energy d [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Belgium opposes EU plan to label wines under six percent alcohol as “Low Alcohol”
BELGIUM – Belgium has voiced strong opposition to proposed European Union regulation [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
KEBS seeks court order for Kwale International Sugar Company to deposit US$1.04M amid controversy
KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has petitioned the High Court in Kwale [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ APS Vice President Peter West to retire
AUSTRALIA – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced the upcoming retirem [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Parker Food Group launches domestic Popping Boba line to meet rising demand
U.S.A – Parker Food Group (PFG), a manufacturer of inclusions and specialty ingredient solutions, has officially launched its new Popping Boba product line, produced at i [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
NoPalm Ingredients partners with NIZO to launch demonstration factory for sustainable yeast oils
NETHERLANDS – The Dutch biotech start-up, NoPalm Ingredients, has partnered with NIZO Food Research to establish its first Demonstration Factory at the Food Innovation Ca [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
New ISO 22002-100:2025 sets out common PRPs requirements for food, feed, packaging supply chain
GLOBAL – The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) recently released a major revision of the ISO 22002 series, introducing ISO 22002-100:2025, a new framew [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Thermo Fisher completes US$4B acquisition of Solventum’s purification & filtration business
U.S.A – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the global leader in serving science, has completed the acquisition of Solventum’s Purification & Filtration business for app [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Mérieux NutriSciences finalizes global acquisition of Bureau Veritas’ food testing business
U.S.A – Mérieux NutriSciences, a global leader in food safety, quality, and sustainability, has officially completed its acquisition of Bureau Veritas’ food testing ac [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Senegal bans banana imports indefinitely
Senegal has banned banana imports indefinitely as of 1st September 2025. The move is the first of its kind for the industry and is part of a strategy to achieve self-sufficiency in [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Uganda to borrow US$400 million for agriculture and transport projects
Uganda plans to borrow US$400 million from several lenders including Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and a United Nations fund to finance transportation and agriculture projects, a [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Nigeria: Kwara to Commission 50-Tonne Shea Butter Factory
[Daily Trust] Kwara State is set to commission a 50-tonne Shea butter processing factory in Kaiama, described as the second largest in Nigeria and the biggest owned by any state go [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
South Africa: How Roy Campbell's Bobotie Inadvertently Came to the Age of the Air Fryer 🙈
[Daily Maverick] It didn't quite play out as intended, but that is the way of plans and reality. Here's what happened when your Food Editor was challenged to make a favourite recip [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025
Ghana: Ministerial Committee Tasked to Develop Curriculum, Governance Structure for Fisheries College
[Ghanaian Times] A 16-member Ministerial Committee has been inaugurated to develop the academic curriculum and governance structure of the Fisheries College at Anomabo in the Centr [...]
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Date: 04-Sep-2025