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Ethiopia: More Than 230 Livestock Dead in Gofa Zone As Unknown Epidemic Spreads in South Ethiopia Region
[Addis Standard] More than 230 livestock have died in Uba Debretsehay district, Gofa Zone, South Ethiopia Region, due to an epidemic that began on March 14, 2025, pastoralists and [...]
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Date: 19-Mar-2025
Zimbabwe: Posb Starts Selling Belarus Tractors With Flexible Financing Options Available to Farmers
[New Zimbabwe] The People's Own Savings Bank (POSB) Zimbabwe has announced that government-procured Belarus tractors are now available for purchase by local farmers through the Ban [...]
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Date: 19-Mar-2025
Liberia: Investigation Reveals Breach of Nafaa Act in Emma Glassco's Suspension, Appointment of Acting Director General
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- [...]
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Date: 19-Mar-2025
Ghana: Indonesian Investors Urged to Invest in Mechanised Agriculture in Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] The Honorary Consul of Indonesia in Ghana, Paskal A.B. Rois, has made a case for Indonesian investors to take advantage of the positive business climate and come i [...]
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Date: 19-Mar-2025
Malawi: Malawi Set for Affordable Fertilizer Breakthrough As Presscane Launches Production in Chikwawa
[Nyasa Times] Malawians are set to benefit from more affordable fertilizer in the coming months as PressCane Limited prepares to commence the production of bio-fertilizer at its fa [...]
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Date: 19-Mar-2025
Botswana: Regulate Agriculture Profession - Baspa
[The Patriot] To alleviate high unemployment besieging the agriculture graduates, Botswana Agricultural Sciences Professionals Association (BASPA) is calling on government to regul [...]
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Date: 19-Mar-2025
Jollibee’s revenue rises to US$4.7B in 2024, driven by coffee and tea growth
PHILIPPINES – Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC), one of the largest Asian food ser [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
US seeks European egg imports as prices continue to soar
USA – The United States has approached Denmark and other European nations to expl [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Ethiopia’s coffee exports hit US$1.23B in eight months surpassing targets
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has generated US$1.226 billion from coffee exports over the p [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Kandhari Global Beverages seeks approval to acquire Hindustan Coca-Cola assets in Gujarat and Diu
INDIA – Kandhari Global Beverages has applied for regulatory approval to acquire [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Russia moves to renew fisheries agreement with Morocco
MOROCCO – Russia is finalizing a new fisheries agreement with Morocco, set to las [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Impossible Foods introduces plant-based steak bites
USA – Impossible Foods has launched its latest innovation, Impossible® Steak Bit [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
USDA predicts rising meat, poultry prices in 2025
USA – The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its latest Food Price [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Minute Maid expands alcohol portfolio with new vodka punch, spiked pink lemonade
USA – Minute Maid, a Coca-Cola brand, has strengthened its presence in the alcoho [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Cano-ela secures US$1.75 M to promote seed-based ingredients development
NETHERLANDS – Cano-ela, a food tech company focused on plant-based ingredients fr [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Kraft Heinz launches new Ketchup: Heinz tomato chip dip
USA – The Kraft Heinz Company has launched the new HEINZ Chip Dip, which will ser [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
The New World Order: A self-sufficient Africa
The G20’s Agriculture Working Group has stressed the urgency of food security through sustainable agriculture, climate resilience and regional trade. This aligns with Africa’s [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Bühler a leader in smart milling for resilient, sustainable food production
As the global demand for food continues to rise due to increasing urbanisation, the milling industry faces the challenge of balancing efficiency with sustainability. Energy consump [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Higher soybean prices in Zambia and Malawi threaten poultry production in the region
Poultry is one of the cheapest protein sources for the growing population of the east and southern Africa region. That makes soybeans critical to food security in the region, as th [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Nigeria: CWG, Chams Report Record Profits Amid Nigeria's IT Infrastructure Boom
[Daba Finance] TLDR [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Kenya: KPC Starts Eviction of Pipeline Wayleave Encroachers Over Safety Concerns
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- A multi-agency operation from the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), in partnership with the National Government Administrative Office (NGAO), Kenya Urban Roads [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Africa: FAO Warns of 'Unprecedented' Avian Flu Spread, in Call for Global Action
[UN News] The rapid spread of the highly infectious avian flu virus H5N1 has reached an "unprecedented" scale, wiping out hundreds of millions of birds worldwide and increasingly s [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Rwanda: Rwanda Has Moved People Into Model 'Green' Villages - Is Life Better There?
[The Conversation Africa] After the devastating 1994 genocide, Rwandans returning from the violence established homes and began farming where they could find land. [...]
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Date: 18-Mar-2025
Animex invests US$38M in new poultry rendering plant in Poland
POLAND – Poland’s leading meat and poultry producer, Animex, is investing US$35.7 [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025
Diageo urges US to modify rules of origin instead of imposing tariffs on alcohol imports
UK – Diageo has urged the US government to reconsider its approach to trade regu [...]
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Date: 17-Mar-2025