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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Liberia: Boakai Launches Poultry Farm Worth U.S.$26m
[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia -- President Boakai is championing a campaign to boost agriculture and reduce dependency on food importation. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Somalia: Somalia's Prime Minister Calls for Increased Investment in Agriculture to Boost Domestic Production and Achieve Food Security
[Radio Dalsan] The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, emphasized the government's strong commitment to fostering domestic production as a crucia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Nigeria: Katsina Gov Distributes 20,000 Tonnes of Fertilizer to Farmers
[This Day] Katsina -- Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has flagged off the distribution of 20,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer to farmers across the state for the 2025 wet f [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Uganda set to expand avocado exports with new roadmap
UGANDA – Uganda is moving closer to becoming a key player in the global avocado trad [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Thailand tightens food safety rules as fruit exports to China face more checks
THAILAND – Thailand’s government is stepping up efforts to keep its fruit exports [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
MHP suspends Croatia project, moves ahead with Spain poultry investment
UKRAINE – Ukraine-based agri-food business MHP has halted a planned investment proje [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Beyond Meat rolls out new plant-based chicken pieces
USA – Beyond Meat is introducing its new Beyond Chicken Pieces at more than 1,900 Kr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Tyson Foods sells four cold storage warehouses to Lineage in US$247M deal
USA – Tyson Foods has entered into an agreement to sell four of its U.S. cold storag [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
ULMA Packaging to unveil new hygienic machinery for meat processing
SPAIN – ULMA Packaging is showcasing a range of its latest hygienic packaging system [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Alternative protein industry faces rise globally in 2024 – The Good Food Institute
GLOBAL – Investment in alternative proteins continues to slide in 2024, but sales of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Pilgrim’s Pride posts US$296M in net income growth
USA – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. is reporting a strong financial performance in the fir [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Meatable to partner TruMeat in building a cultivated pork facility in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Dutch cultivated meat company Meatable is working with Singapore’s Tru [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
IITA’s new maize hybrid delivers on yield, resilience and food safety in Nigeria
NIGERIA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collabo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Egypt: Egypt Condemns Targeting of Infrastructure and Vital Facilities in Port Sudan and Kassala
[Egypt Online] The Arab Republic of Egypt condemns the targeting of infrastructure and vital facilities in the cities of Port Sudan and Kassala in the early hours of May 4, 2025. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Inaugurates Bulbula Park, Mesob One-Stop Service Center
[Ethiopian Herald] PM Abiy receives Angola's External Relations Minister [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Malawi: Food Security - Deputy Minister Chambo Launches Dowa-Dambo Irrigation Scheme
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Agriculture Benedicto Chambo on Friday Commissioned the operations of Dowa-Dambo Irrigation Scheme. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Nigeria: Abuja Farmers Warn of Food Crisis, Demand Subsidised Inputs
[Daily Trust] FCTA assures of intervention [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Nigeria: Nigerian Firm, Brazilian Varsity Sign MOU On Livestock Production
[Leadership] The chief executive officer of Silagreen International Agro Development Limited, Michael Olusegun Akinruli, has said that his firm has signed a Memorandum of Understan [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Ghana: 2.4 Million Ghanaians Vulnerable to Food Insecurity - Report
[Ghanaian Times] More than 2.4 million Ghanaians representing 7.4 per cent of the population between March and May this year are currently classified as vulnerable to food insecuri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
South Africa: Vaal River Residents Reeling From Flood Damage
[GroundUp] Crops destroyed, houses evacuated [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
South Africa: A Basic Income Support Grant Can Address Extreme Poverty and Inequality in South Africa - Economic Model Shows How
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Africa’s pastoralists hold the key to sustainable livestock and environmental balance
Across Africa, pastoralists and livestock keepers sustain herding systems which are closely bound up with our landscapes and crucial to nationwide food security, economic growth, a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2025
Egyptian citrus boosts Sokhna Port to record growth in early 2025
EGYPT – DP World Sokhna, one of Egypt’s key logistics hubs, reported its highes [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2025
Kemin Industries secures patent for innovative salt & phosphate-free protein brine
USA – Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer, has announced the issua [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2025
Heineken invests in UK energy drink brand Tenzing to broaden beverage portfolio
UK – Heineken has acquired a minority stake in UK-based energy drink company Tenz [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Apr-2025