Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Ghana: Devastating Effects of Climate Change On Women Farmers in Northern Ghana
[Ghanaian Times] It's 2:13 p.m. in Mawodoo, a quiet farming village in the Kpandai District of northern Ghana. Under the dense shade of a mango tree, a group of women sit chatting, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
Namibia: Govt to Revive Food and Cash for Work Programme to Address Poverty
[Namibian] Prime minister Elijah Ngurare says the Cabinet has approved the reinstatement of the Food and Cash for Work (FCFW) programme to empower the vulnerable. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
Tanzania: AMDT to Support Over 28,000 Young Farmers in Five Regions
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Agricultural Markets Development Trust (AMDT) is rolling out a transformative project aimed at empowering youth in five regions to unlock diverse agribus [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
Rwanda: Govt Seeks to Curb Annual Loss of 27 Million Tonnes of Fertile Soil
[New Times] The government is stepping up efforts to prevent the annual loss of 27 million tonnes of fertile soil through the adoption of agroecology techniques, according to Patri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
Nigeria: Dangote Plans Seaport to Enhance Export of Fertilizer, Others
[Vanguard] Africa's richest person, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has applied to begin work on a seaport near his fertilizer and oil refinery plants to make it easier to export goods inclu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
Namibia: Meatco Suspends Acting Chief Executive Patrick Liebenberg
[Namibian] The Meat Corporation of Namibia's board of directors has suspended its acting chief executive, Patrick Liebenberg, pending ongoing investigations. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
Liberia: Bong County Farmers Struggle With Pests, Low Yields Due to Lack of Training
[Liberian Investigator] SUAKOKO -- For 70-year-old Joseph Dumoe, every farming season brings disappointment. A subsistence farmer in Suakoko District, Dumoe is among dozens of smal [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
Nigeria: INVESTIGATION: Unsupported by Govt, Nigerian Dairy Farmers Can't Compete with Subsidised, Cheap EU Imports
[Premium Times] What makes Nigeria's situation dire is not just the importation of cheap milk substitutes, mainly from Europe, but that Nigerian farmers, unlike their European coun [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
South Africa: New Foot-and-Mouth Disease Detected in the Free State
[SAnews.gov.za] The Department of Agriculture has confirmed a new outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) on a commercial farm in Moqhaka Local Municipality, within the Kroonstad [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Jul-2025
IMCD, FrieslandCampina Professional expand strategic partnership across EMEA
EMEA – IMCD, a global partner for the distribution and formulation of food and nu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Coca-Cola Vietnam launches US$136M eco-friendly production hub in Tay Ninh
VIETNAM – Coca-Cola Beverages Vietnam Limited, a subsidiary of the Swire Coca-Col [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Marico targets US$2.3B revenue by 2030, driven by innovation and digital expansion
INDIA – Marico, a leading fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, has set an a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Brazilian beef exports register sharp growth
BRAZIL – Brazil’s beef exports recorded strong performance in June 2025, reachi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
American meat merchandisers expanding US pork, beef sales in Colombia
COLOMBIA – U.S. pork and beef are gaining more visibility in Colombia as meat mer [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Danish Crown finalises exit from Chinese meat processing operations
CHINA – Danish Crown has completed the sale of its pork processing plant located [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Ghana promises to replace 25% of chicken imports through local production
GHANA – Ghana’s poultry sector is attempting to recover market share by increas [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
U.S. to move forward with tariff hike on Brazilian beef
USA – A proposed 50% tariff on Brazilian goods by U.S. President Donald Trump is [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
EU to release US$15.2M to poultry farms in Poland hit by avian flu
POLAND – Polish poultry farms hit by avian influenza will receive financial compe [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
New IMCD laboratory in Shanghai to drive innovation in nutrition, other life science sectors
CHINA – IMCD Group, a global leader in the distribution and formulation of specia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Uganda: Museveni Urges Ugandans to Fight Poverty From Home, Embrace Saving and Self-Reliance
[Nile Post] President Museveni has urged Ugandans to take charge of the fight against poverty by embracing saving habits and self-reliance at the household level. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Ethiopia: Nation Covers 7 M Hectares of Land With Seeds So Far - Agriculture Minister
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Seven million hectares of land has been covered with seeds thus far in this rainy season, Agriculture Minister Girma Amente revealed. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
South Africa: U.S. Tariffs Pose Significant Threat to South African Agriculture
[Scrolla] The recent imposition of 30 percent tariffs on South African products by the United States has raised concerns among farmers and analysts about the potential impact on th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Ghana: Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Manso Opuni Takes Over As New FDA Boss
[Ghanaian Times] The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has announced the appointment of Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Manso Opuni as its new Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effecti [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Namibia: End of Famine ... Namibia Removed From Hunger List
[New Era] The Namibian government has officially concluded its nationwide drought relief programme for the 2024/25 period. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Jul-2025
Suedzucker records sharp drop in quarterly profit amid weak EU sugar prices, lower export volumes
GERMANY – Suedzucker, Europe’s largest sugar producer, has reported a steep 85% de [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2025