Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Mondelez appoints Norberto Chaclin as Executive Vice President
USA – Mondelez International, Inc., an American multinational confectionery, food [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
Atlas Copco expands portfolio with acquisition of Masterfilter
SWEDEN – Atlas Copco Group, provider of innovative solutions for safe production [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
Call to focus on agroecology over industrial agriculture investments
Experts in the agricultural space have embarked on developing a comprehensive roadmap to disrupt financial flows to industrial agriculture but instead champion funding for agroecol [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
Uganda: Uganda Identifies 42 Important Plant Areas for Conservation
[Nile Post] Despite covering only 2 percent of the world's land area, Uganda boasts a rich variety of flora that serves as a foundation for food security, medicine, water conservat [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
Africa: FAO, IFAD and WFP Join Forces to Celebrate International Women's Day 2025
[WFP] Rome -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) toget [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2025
Nigeria: NAFDAC to Re-Open Onitsha Market, Seizes 50 Truckloads of Fake, Substandard Drugs
[Leadership] About a month after closing down the Onitsha Drug Market, popularly known as 'Ogbo Ogu Market', the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
Ghana: Ghana Needs More Young Farmers, but Does Climate Change Put Them Off?
[The Conversation Africa] Ghana has a high youth unemployment rate of up to 13.9%. For those young Ghanaians who do have jobs, more than 50% are underemployed - working in jobs tha [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
South Africa: Sugary Drinks Are a Killer - a 20% Tax Would Save Lives and Rands in South Africa
[The Conversation Africa] Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular conditions account for over 70% of global deaths annually. [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
Malawi: Sorghum Could Address Food Security Challenge in Malawi
[Nyasa Times] For decades, African nations have pinned their food security hopes on maize, a staple that has defined diets across the continent. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 07-Mar-2025
West Africa: Millions in Central Sahel and Nigeria At Risk of Food Cuts As the World Food Programme Faces Severe Funding Crisis
[WFP] Dakar -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns that life-saving food and nutrition assistance in Central Sahel and Nigeria will halt in April 2025 without urgen [...]
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Date: 07-Mar-2025
Nestlé acquires remaining stake in confectionery manufacturer Hsu Fu Chi
CHINA – Nestlé Greater China, operating in the country for nearly 40 years with [...]
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Date: 05-Mar-2025
China suspends beef imports from multiple facilities amid ongoing market review
CHINA – Chinese customs authorities have halted beef imports from seven facilitie [...]
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Date: 05-Mar-2025
Arla Foods, Valley Queen partner to expand its consumer market
DENMARK – Arla Foods Ingredients, a global leader in improving premium nutrition, [...]
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Date: 05-Mar-2025
Kenya: Alice Ruhweza Named Agra President, Succeeding Kalibata
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has appointed Alice Ruhweza as its new President, succeeding Dr. Agnes Kalibata, who served two success [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Mar-2025
Kenya: Kenyan Poultry Farmers Decry Dumping As Cheap Ugandan Imports Flood Market
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan poultry farmers are up in arms against Farmers Choice Limited (FCL) for importing cheap chicken from Uganda, accusing the company of violating East A [...]
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Date: 05-Mar-2025
Africa: African Union Adopts the Statute for the Establishment of a Continental Food Safety Agency to Address Critical Health and Trade Challenges
[African Union] The African Union has taken a historic step towards enhancing food safety across the continent with the adoption of the statute for the establishment of the Africa [...]
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Date: 05-Mar-2025
Gambia: Gambia Launches 'Great Green Wall Initiative' to Combat Climate Challenges
[The Point] The Gambia recently launched its national strategy under the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWI), a bold initiative designed to combat land degradation, desertification, [...]
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Date: 05-Mar-2025
Overall costs cut, quality improved, carbon footprint reduced
Until very recently, the production shop at Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited in the Willo [...]
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Date: 03-Mar-2025
Morocco suspends sheep sacrifice for Tabaski amid ongoing drought
MOROCCO – Morocco will not hold the traditional sheep sacrifice for Tabaski in 20 [...]
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Date: 03-Mar-2025
Woolworths incurs US$190M loss due to industrial action
AUSTRALIA – Supermarket giant Woolworths Group Limited has taken a rare $190 mill [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2025
Namibia grants Norwegians 3 permits for massive salmon farm
In a bold move that could reshape the future of aquaculture in Africa, a group of Norwegian seafood industry veterans, led by former PwC partner Torben Foss, is advancing plans fo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Mar-2025
SKF Bearing Failure Analysis serves up a perfect solution for Tongaat Huletts in Durban
A collaborative Bearing Failure Analysis conducted by SKF and Authorised Distributor, Bearings Services Durban, at one of South Africa’s leading sugar refinery plants in KwaZulu- [...]
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Date: 03-Mar-2025
Kenyan farmers combat climate change with innovative and sustainable agricultural techniques
In Kenya’s Bomet and Homabay Counties, smallholder bean farmers are adopting innovative and sustainable agricultural techniques to bolster resilience and increase production in t [...]
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Date: 03-Mar-2025
Uganda: Drought Deepens Financial Struggles for Farmers and Saccos Amid Rising Loan Defaults
[Nile Post] The drought has caused significant crop failure and a lack of pasture, leading to low production of both crops and milk. [...]
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Date: 03-Mar-2025
Nigeria: Govt Signs $4.3bn Deal With Brazil to Boost Fertiliser Production
[Daily Trust] Nigeria's Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that the federal government recently signed a $4.3 billion memorandum of understanding with Brazil targeted at b [...]
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Date: 03-Mar-2025