Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
illycaffè unveils sustainable X-CAPS coffee system
ITALY – Italian coffee brand illycaffè has introduced its new illy X-CAPS capsule c [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Brazil’s green coffee exports surge 92% in March as global prices and tariffs reshape market
BRAZIL – Brazil’s green coffee exports recorded a sharp year-on-year increase in M [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Tea farmers in Kenya embrace mechanized plucking to reduce costs, boost earnings
KENYA – A growing number of tea farmers in Kenya, particularly in the Rift Valley an [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Coffee volumes drop at Nairobi Auction as Kirinyaga farmers celebrate record payouts
KENYA – The Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE) recorded a significant drop in volumes tra [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Fertiliser boosts Tanzania’s avocado output and export volumes
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s avocado industry is seeing strong growth after farmers embra [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Tanzania, DRC sign dry port deal to boost regional trade
TANZANIA/DRC – Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have signed a [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Anton Rabe elected Chairperson of Fruit South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Anton Rabe, the executive director of Hortgro, has been elected as th [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Food safety experts empowered on Good Laboratory Practices for animal disposition studies
MOROCCO – Food safety experts from 23 African countries completed an intensive training session on Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) for animal disposition studies in Rabat [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Namibia: Dust to Settle On Troubled Rehoboth Street
[Namibian] The Rehoboth Town Council has announced plans to tar a problematic street in the town's Block F, addressing long-standing safety and road condition concerns. [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Liberia: Greenville Port Undergoes Renovation
[New Republic] In an effort to improve infrastructure development in Liberia's Port sector, the Management of Greenville Port in Sinoe County has embarked upon a massive renovation [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Nigeria: Unseen Kitchen - Online Food Vendors Are the Custodians of Public Health
[Vanguard] In an age of convenience, getting food is just a click away. There's a surge of online food vendors who have moved past the brick-and-mortar, transforming smartphones in [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Africa: Explainer - How WFP's Supply Chain Works to Tackle Hunger
[WFP] With budgets tight and crises mounting, getting food from A to B isn't just a matter of logistics - it's a lifeline for people the World Food Programme serves [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Nigeria: No Evidence Fulani Herders Set Market On Fire in Nigeria's Plateau State in April 2025
[Africa Check] No evidence Fulani herders set market on fire in Nigeria's Plateau state in April 2025 [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Africa: Wild Meat Is Eaten By Millions, but Puts Billions At Risk - How to Manage the Trade
[The Conversation Africa] One of the most pressing issues of our time is the wild meat trade. Why? Because it's consumed by millions and puts billions at risk from emerging disease [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Tanzania: Tanzania's Meat Production Soars As It Hits 1tri/ - Tonnes
[Daily News] Dodoma meat production in Tanzania has continued to increase, reaching 1,054,114.03 tonnes by February 2025, up from 963,856.55 tonnes produced in the 2023/2024 period [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Approach ZLC for Dispute Resolution, Farmers Urged
[The Herald] Farmers with agricultural land disputes have been encouraged to approach the Zimbabwe Land Commission provincial offices for assistance in resolving these disagreement [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Nigeria: 2 Killed in Fresh Attack By Suspected Herders
[Leadership] Armed men suspected to be marauding herdsmen have reportedly killed two farmers in separate attacks in communities of Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State. [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Rwanda: Agrihubs to Power Rwanda's Food Future
[New Times] AgriHubs and Food Basket Sites are poised to revolutionise Rwanda's agriculture, experts say. The new approaches are central to the country's new five-year agricultural [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Tobacco Farmers Face Heavy Losses From Barn Fires
[The Herald] The ongoing 2025 tobacco marketing season has brought disappointment and financial losses for farmers whose barns were recently devastated by fires. [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
South Africa: Environmental Justice Organisations Question Viability Of Mossel Bay Oil And Gas Plans
[The Green Connection] As Earth Month unfolds, The Green Connection and Natural Justice are speaking out against yet another push to expand fossil fuel development -- despite mount [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: White Former Farmers Start Receiving Compensation
[The Herald] Martin Kadzere -- Senior Business Reporter [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Zimbabwe: Record Wheat Production in Pipeline
[The Herald] In a significant move to boost agricultural production, Government has put in place a comprehensive strategy aiming for bumper wheat harvest targeted at 600 000 tonnes [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Ethiopia: Summer Irrigation Enhancing Food Security, Export
[Ethiopian Herald] Summer irrigated wheat cultivation is one of the agricultural sectors that has been widely implemented and has been effective in the past seven years of national [...]
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Date: 10-Apr-2025
Rwanda to host inaugural Africa Coffee and Tea Expo 2025
RWANDA – Rwanda is set to host the first-ever Africa Coffee and Tea Expo in 2025, po [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025
Diageo trades Ciroc North America rights for majority stake in Tequila Brand Lobos 1707
USA – Diageo has entered a joint venture with U.S. investment firm Main Street Advis [...]
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Date: 08-Apr-2025