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Cargill appoints Andrew MacPherson as new Teys CEO
USA – Cargill has named Andrew MacPherson as the new chief executive officer of Teys, one of Australia’s leading beef processors, as it moves to finalise its acquisitio [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Greenvit launches Aronvit aronia extract in United States
USA – Polish plant extract producer Greenvit has officially launched its standardized Aronvit® aronia extract in the United States, supported by recent human study resul [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
INC launches first-ever sustainability certification for global nut, dried fruit industry
SPAIN – The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) has officially launched its long-anticipated Sustainability Certification, marking a historic milestone for th [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Whitakers Chocolates expands production with new processing facility, Milk Chocolate Brazil Nuts launch
UK – Whitakers Chocolates, one of the UK’s oldest chocolatiers, has announced the launch of its new Milk Chocolate Brazil Nuts, marking the debut of its newly commissio [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Global confectionery market to hit US$278B by 2032 as candy sales surge
GLOBAL – The global confectionery market, currently valued at US$206 billion (€177 billion), is projected to reach US$278 billion by 2032, according to Fortune Business [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Global natural food colors market to hit US$5.8B by 2035
GLOBAL – The global natural food colors market, valued at US$2,155.4 million in 2023, is projected to grow at a CAGR of 8.7% to reach US$5,839.4 million by 2035, accordin [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Ajinomoto files patent infringement lawsuits over MSG manufacturing process
JAPAN – Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has filed patent infringement lawsuits in both China and Japan against Meihua Holdings Group Co., Ltd. of China, its affiliates, and Japan-bas [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
How investment from the African Development Fund is cultivating Zambia’s future
The African sun beats down on the fields of Kafue, a town in Zambia’s Lusaka Province, where Grace Nyirongo Phiri walks between rows of lush, green crops that are just sprouting. [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
AgDevCo commits US$10 million in Zambia’s hybrid poultry
Specialist agriculture investor AgDevCo has committed a US$10 million senior debt loan to Hybrid Poultry, a vertically integrated poultry producer in Zambia. This investment aims t [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Nigeria: Transportation - Stakeholders to Appraise Growing Infrastructural Challenge
[This Day] Chinedu Eze [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Somalia: Somalia, Qatar Discuss Infrastructure and Urban Development Cooperation During Ministerial Visit
[Shabelle] Doha -- Somalia's Minister of Public Works, Dr. Elmi Mahmoud Nur, held a series of high-level meetings in Doha on Monday with key Qatari officials, aimed at strengthenin [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Liberia: Overpass Bridges Project Kicks Off
[Liberian Observer] Chinese engineers have officially begun construction on two major overpass bridges along Tubman Boulevard, marking a significant milestone in Liberia's ongoing [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
West Africa: West Africa's Trade Monitoring System Has Collapsed - Why This Is Dangerous for Food Security
[The Conversation Africa] A decade ago countries in West Africa set up a unique trade monitoring mechanism. Its purpose was to track intra-regional trade in agricultural products a [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Africa: The 'Food Heroes' Cultivating Global Change
[UN News] People around the world who are transforming food systems in their local communities are being recognised and supported by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Nigeria: WFP, AfDB, and IFPRI Call for Innovative Investment in Nigeria's Food System in Challenging Contexts
[WFP] Abuja, Nigeria -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), African Development Bank (AfDB), and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has released a land [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Nigeria: Dry Season Farming - Niger Targets 360,000 Metric Tonnes of Rice
[This Day] - Collaborates with local farmers to achieve target [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Uganda: Parents Tasked On Nutrition and Feeding Habits to Support Children With Disabilities
[Nile Post] Parents and communities in Kamuli have been urged to pay close attention to their children's nutrition and feeding habits, avoid self-medication, and seek professional [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Nigeria: Deadly Attacks At Sea Push Nigeria's Fishers, Traders to the Brink
[Premium Times] On Nigeria's coast, pirates prey on artisanal fishers and women traders whose livelihoods are already strained by climate change. [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Uganda: Mob Flogs Suspected Cattle Thief in Moroto
[Nile Post] An unidentified man suspected of stealing livestock was severely beaten by an angry mob in Kakingol Village, Katikekile Sub-county, Moroto District, after being caught [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Nigeria: MSF Tackles Malnutrition And Mental Health
[MSF] Every year, millions of children around the world suffer from malnutrition--a crisis that is all too visible in their frail bodies and tired eyes. But what is often less visi [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Denmark culls 150,000 chickens after detecting first bird flu outbreak
DENMARK – Denmark has announced plans to cull about 150,000 chickens after confirming an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus in a poultry flock located in south [...]
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Date: 13-Oct-2025
Vietnam strengthen foothold in Taiwan’s high-end seafood market
VIETNAM – Vietnam is increasing its presence in Taiwan’s premium seafood segment as demand for shrimp and basa fish continues to rise, according to the Vietnam Association of S [...]
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Date: 13-Oct-2025
Competition watchdogs to probe South Africa’s major poultry producers
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s poultry sector is under close examination as the Competition Commission initiates a detailed investigation into the country’s largest chicken pr [...]
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Date: 13-Oct-2025
Namibia’s Meatco fulfills Norway beef export quota, achieves top global safety rating
NAMIBIA – Namibia’s Meat Corporation (Meatco) has completed its 2025 beef export obligations to Norway, reaching the full 1,200-tonne quota under the European Free Trade Area ( [...]
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Date: 13-Oct-2025
FAO to inaugurate global food, agriculture Museum in Rome
ITALY – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is set to inaugurate its new Food and Agriculture Museum & Network (FAO MuNe) on 16 October 2025, co [...]
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Date: 13-Oct-2025