Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria: Maiduguri Residents Pray for Lower Food Prices As Ramadan Draws Near
[Premium Times] Unlike in previous years when prices skyrocketed days before the beginning of the holy month, the faithful are having a different experience as they go shopping. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: Looking Back - Maize Could Be Petrol Source
[The Herald] Rhodesia should be making her own fuel to power petrol and diesel engines, and could be producing a large proportion of her needs within a few years if Government back [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: Farmers Urged to Embrace Joint Ventures to Improve Yields
[The Herald] Precious Manomano, Herald Reporter [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Namibia: Walvis Bay School Girl Converts Backyard Into Sustainable Garden
[Namibia Economist] Fifteen-year-old Walvis Bay learner, Martha Kayemba is the youngest recipient of the Walvis Bay Youth Climate Action Fund. The Grade 10 learner at Duinesig High [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Begins Compensation of Bippa Protected Ex-White Farmers With U.S.$20 Million Set Aside in 2024 National Budget
[New Zimbabwe] FINANCE and Investment Promotion Minister, Mthuli Ncube has announced the beginning of compensation payments to farmers under the US$20 million facility set aside in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Feb-2025
Tanzania secures US$1.3M from Norway for agricultural development
TANZANIA – Tanzania has signed a US$1.3 million financing agreement with Norway t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Rising feed costs push Nigeria’s poultry farmers to the brink
NIGERIA – Soaring chicken feed prices in Nigeria are driving poultry farmers towa [...]
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Date: 11-Feb-2025
Germany’s meat production shows rise in 2024 after years of decline
GERMANY – Germany’s meat production is increasing in 2024, marking the first ri [...]
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Date: 11-Feb-2025
JBS’s Seara increases solar energy use across its farms in Brazil
BRAZIL – Seara, a subsidiary of Brazilian meat giant JBS, has reached a major mil [...]
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Date: 11-Feb-2025
Kenya implements new measures to boost tea prices, address unsold stock
KENYA – The Kenyan government and the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) have in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Nigerian industry experts call for government action to boost sugar production
NIGERIA -Industry experts in Nigeria have urged the government to implement stronge [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Reliance Consumer Products launches Spinner sports drink
INDIA – Reliance Consumer Products Ltd (RCPL) has entered the sports hydration d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Varun beverages reports Q4 profit below estimates despite growth in Africa
INDIA – Varun Beverages Ltd. (VBL), the Indian bottler for PepsiCo, has reported [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Coca-Cola’s Andrew McMillin appointed President of UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe
EU – UNESDA Soft Drinks Europe, the European trade association representing the s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Jennings Premium Meats invests US$2M to expand processing facility
USA – Jennings Premium Meats is expanding its meat processing facility in New Fra [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Africa: African Fishers 'Ignored' Despite Vital Role
[SciDev.Net] Lilongwe -- Africa's small-scale fishers are being overlooked in policymaking, despite providing the most stock and nutritional value of any region, according to new a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Central Africa: Rwanda Targets 20 Percent Increase in Meat Production By 2029
[New Times] Rwanda aims to increase annual meat production from 207,097 tonnes in 2023/24 to 247,223 tonnes in 2028/29, under the fourth strategic plan for agriculture transformati [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Congo-Kinshasa: Caught in the Crossfire - the Human Toll of Conflict in Eastern DRC
[Africa Renewal] WFP calls for international intervention as displacement and hunger reach crisis levels [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Africa: Why the Price of Your Favorite Chocolate Will Continue to Rise
[The Conversation Africa] Valentine's Day often conjures images of chocolates and romance. But the crop behind this indulgence faces an existential threat. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
Central African Republic: UNHCR and WFP Call for Urgent Support to Address Sudanese Refugee Needs in Central African Republic
[UNHCR] UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the UN World Food Programme (WFP) warn of an impending shortage of emergency aid to the growing number of Sudanese refugees in the Central [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Feb-2025
US pork exports break records in 2024, beef value rises despite lower volume
USA – US pork exports have reached new highs in both volume and value in 2024, su [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Feb-2025
Poultry farmers in Kenya struggle as feed costs continue to soar
KENYA – The price of chicken feed in Kenya has increased by at least 37% over the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Feb-2025
Carrefour Kenya opens 28th store at Maasai Mall Rongai
KENYA – Carrefour Kenya has kicked off the month with a major milestone, opening [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Feb-2025
Arla Foods introduces new electric boiler to reduce CO2 emission
Denmark—Arla Foods Ingredients, which offers a wide variety of milk-derived a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Feb-2025
PepsiCo Inc. to focus on value, healthier products amid slump snack prices
USA – PepsiCo , an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corpo [...]
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Date: 10-Feb-2025