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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Uganda: FAO Sounds Alarm Over Agrifood Investment Gaps in Uganda
[Nile Post] At a time when global financial aid to developing nations is shrinking, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has made an urgent call for Ug [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Jun-2025
Zimbabwe: Govt Eyes Grain Boom With Massive Surplus Projected As Tobacco Sales Hit Record $1b
[263Chat] The Government says it is on track to record a significant grain surplus of over 800,000 metric tonnes thanks to promising yields from the 2024-2025 summer cropping seaso [...]
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Date: 25-Jun-2025
Uganda: Agriculture Sector Budget for 2025/2026
[Independent (Kampala)] Is this allocation for all Ugandans? [...]
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Date: 25-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Plateau Killings - Stop the Carnage Now, ACF Tells Govt
[Leadership] The apex northern sociocultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) said the forum is again terrified to receive the tragic loss of 13 lives, including women and chi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 25-Jun-2025
Africa: Experts Urge Tax Subsidies On Crop Inputs As Global Hunger and Climate Crises Converge
[Nile Post] Global leaders attending the SB62 Climate Summit in Bonn are under growing pressure to reconfigure agricultural subsidies in favour of crop production, as leading food [...]
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Date: 25-Jun-2025
Indonesia delays sugary drink tax to 2026 amid regulatory, economic concerns
INDONESIA – Indonesia has officially postponed the implementation of an excise tax o [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
Uganda’s coffee export earnings surge 92% in May on strong harvest, global demand
UGANDA – Uganda’s coffee exports soared in May 2025, with volumes increasing by 44 [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
JBS USA receives US$12 million in tax incentives for new Iowa sausage plant
USA – JBS USA is moving forward with plans to open a sausage processing facility in [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
Hormel Foods appoints John Ghingo as president
USA – Hormel Foods is restructuring its leadership as Jim Snee prepares to step down [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
German meat firm The Premium Food Group acquires The Family Butchers
GERMANY – The Premium Food Group, formerly known as Tönnies Group, is taking a sign [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
NSPCA moves against Daybreak Farms due to animal cruelty concerns
SOUTH AFRICA – The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
FAO launches new aquaculture centre in Crete
GREECE – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has launc [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
Symrise upgrades Ecuador site to boost tropical ingredient production
ECUADOR – Symrise has completed a major upgrade of its Pasaje site in southern Ecuad [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
Kenya withdraws 77 pesticide products over safety risks
KENYA – Agriculture Cabinet Secretary (CS), Mutahi Kagwe, has announced the withdraw [...]
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Date: 24-Jun-2025
GNT expands EXBERRY® Organics portfolio with new brilliant pink color
NETHERLANDS – GNT Group, an independent plant-based color solutions provider, ha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Kenya: Kagwe Bans 77 Pesticides, Restricts 202 to Curb Toxic Farm Chemicals
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The government has banned 77 harmful pesticide products from the market in a move aimed at protecting public health and preserving the environment. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Tinubu Rolls Out 2,000 Tractors to Revolutionise Farming
[Leadership] President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, launched the deployment of over 2,000 advanced tractors and thousands of other agricultural equipment under the Renewed Hope Agricult [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Tinubu Launches 2,000 Tractors for Nigerian Farmers
[Premium Times] He described the initiative as a landmark moment in his administration's food security agenda and a crucial part of efforts to empower farmers and stimulate rural d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
South Africa: Why 100% Fruit Juice Should Come With a Sugar Warning Label
[Bhekisisa] Fruit juice can have as much -- or more -- sugar than soda or energy drinks. But unlike those drinks, juices won't come with a warning label under SA's latest draft reg [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Liberia: Rivercess and Grand Bassa Farmers Urge Chap, Concern Worldwide to Sustain Agriculture Project
[FrontPageAfrica] Over 188 local farmers from Rivercess and Grand Bassa Counties are appealing to the Community of Hope Agriculture Project (CHAP) and Concern Worldwide to continue [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Liberia: Kids Reading for All Foundation Launches 'Harvest to Educate' Agriculture Initiative in Bomi County
[FrontPageAfrica] Bomi County -- The Kids Reading For All Foundation (KRAFF) has launched its "Harvest to Educate" initiative in Bomi County. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
West Africa: Liberia Opens Waters to Semi-Industrial Fishing
[Liberian Observer] Four nautical miles off Liberia's sandy shoreline, a new frontier for the country's blue-economy is coming into view. The National Fisheries and Aquaculture Aut [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Mauritius: Minister Boolell Pledges to Keep Vegetable Prices Stable While Boosting Farming
[Government of Mauritius] The prices of potatoes and onions will be fixed, with potatoes capped at Rs 25 per pound. In addition, concrete measures will be implemented to ensure tha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Sudan: Gezira State Wali Appeals to International Organizations and Scientific Research Centers to Reconstruct the Agricultural Research Corporation
[SNA] Madani, June 24, 2025 (SUNA) - The Wali (governor) of Gezira State, Al-Tahir Ibrahim Al-Khair, has expressed his regret over the vandalization caused by the rebel militia of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025
Nigeria: Hunger, Poverty Now National Security Threats - NSA, CDS, Defence Minister Raise Alarm
[Vanguard] Top security and defence officials have warned that hunger and poverty have become critical drivers of insecurity in Nigeria, escalating violence, social disintegration, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 24-Jun-2025