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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Mealie Meal Products Cleared of Harmful Glyphosate - SAZ
[263Chat] The Standards Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ) says recent tests conducted on six popular mealie meal brands have confirmed that Zimbabwe's staple food products are free fro [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Malawi: Seeds of Change - Chakwera Launches 2024/25 AIP to Combat Hunger
[Nyasa Times] In a decisive move to tackle the escalating hunger crisis, President Lazarus Chakwera launched the 2024/25 Agriculture Input Programme (AIP) today in Neno, reaffirmin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Kenya: Fighting Water Scarcity and Disease - Kenya's Sand Dam Revolution
[Nigeria Health Watch] In Kenya's Kajiado West, Thomas Sankale, 60, endures the relentless heat while walking over three kilometres to water his cattle herd. This is a vital task h [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Ghana: Ghana Needs to Stop Households From Using Firewood - What Must Be Done
[The Conversation Africa] Cooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in children and undernutrition in children [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
South Africa: Tensions Rise Over Unfenced Kruger Park After Predators Kill Cattle
[GroundUp] State vet warns that livestock wandering into the park pose significant disease threat [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Standards Association Clears Grain Millers' Products of Cancer-Causing Elements
[New Zimbabwe] The Grain Millers Association of Zimbabwe (GMAZ) has announced that laboratory tests carried out on products made by its members confirmed that they do not contain c [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Ethiopia: How Ethiopia Features in Terms of Developing Food Security in the Country
[Ethiopian Herald] Food self-sufficiency and food security are crucial issues for Ethiopia, given its large population, agricultural-based economy, and vulnerability to recurring d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Liberia: President Boakai Proposes Strategies for Global Food Reform At World Forum
[Liberian Investigator] Rome -- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, speaking at the World Food Forum in Rome on Monday, urged global leaders to adopt strategic actions aimed at transfor [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Liberia: Boakai Calls for Urgent Actions On Food Insecurity
[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai urged the global community to unite in combating the escalating food insecurity that threatens millions of lives, particularly in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Honey Processing Plant for 700 Farmers
[The Herald] AT least 700 beekeepers from Hurungwe have started to benefit from a honey processing plant opened last week at Chitindiva [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Liberia: Boakai Demands Concrete Action At World Food Forum
[New Dawn] President Boakai has told the World Food Forum that, through sustainable practices and improved inputs, development in food and cash crops, fisheries, and livestock can [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Africa: New Report Showcases Women-Led Solutions for Building Drought Resilience
[UNCCD and FAO] Bonn -- Women at the Forefront of Combating Drought [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Africa: Nearly Two Million Severely Malnourished Children at Risk of Death Due to Funding Shortages for Therapeutic Food
[Unicef] UNICEF launches urgent appeal for US$165 million to reach children as some countries run critically low on therapeutic food for treatment [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Ethiopia: Tragic Shooting Claims Lives of Three Farmers in Kore Zone, South Ethiopia Region
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Three farmers were shot and killed yesterday morning on 14 October, 2024, in the Kore Zone of South Ethiopia, according to the families of the victi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Oct-2024
Africa: How African Women Are Protecting Communities From Devastating Droughts
[allAfrica] The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have released a new global report [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2024
Univar Solutions makes sustainability moves, establishes Scope 3 emissions target
USA – Univar Solutions LLC, a global provider of specialty ingredients and chemicals, ha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Conagra Brands reports lower sales, operating margins for first quarter of fiscal 2025
USA – Conagra Brands, Inc., a renown meat snacks company, has announced its financial re [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
JBS expands operations in Minas Gerais with new distribution centre
BRAZIL – JBS, one of the biggest meat processing companies in the world, has expanded [...]
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Date: 10-Oct-2024
T. Hasegawa introduces cocoa powder replacer ingredient
JAPAN – T. Hasegawa Co., Ltd., a prominent Japanese manufacturer of flavors and fragranc [...]
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Date: 10-Oct-2024
Astral Foods introduces revamped GOLDI Chicken crumbed range
SOUTH AFRICA – Astral Foods, South Africa’s largest poultry producer, has expanded its [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
HAPPIEE! expands UK cultivated seafood presence with new listings
UK – HAPPIEE!, a brand offering plant-based seafood alternatives, is set to increase its [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Two More Mbudzi Bridges, Roads Completed
[The Herald] Construction of two more bridges has been completed, taking the total to 11 out of the 15 needed for the Mbudzi Interchange and associated works south of Harare. The b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Malawi: Chakwera Earns Praise for Mzuzu's Infrastructure Development Boom
[Nyasa Times] President Lazarus Chakwera's administration is receiving widespread acclaim for its ambitious infrastructure development projects in Mzuzu, transforming the city into [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Africa: Empowering Africa's Public Health Laboratory Workforce Helps to Advance Outbreak Investigation
[Africa CDC] Upskilling public health laboratory scientists with cutting-edge molecular diagnostic capabilities for rapidly and accurately detecting current and future infectious d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024
Africa: Rwanda Launches Event-Based Surveillance Guidelines
[Africa CDC] The Rwanda Biomedical Center (RBC) has introduced a new set of Event-Based Surveillance (EBS) guidelines designed to enhance the country's public health response amids [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Oct-2024