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European Commission Approves US$779M scheme to close Dutch livestock farms
NETHERLANDS – The European Commission has approved a US$779M scheme proposed by the Net [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
Atria’s Nurmo poultry plant expansion investment rises to US$183M
FINLAND – The Finland-based poultry company has inaugurated a new poultry facility in [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
International Labour Organization empowers Ethiopian women poultry farmers
ETHIOPIA – The International Labour Organization (ILO) is actively supporting women pou [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Sets New Standard in Urban Infrastructure Dev't With Shifting Work Culture - Pmo
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Office of the Prime Minister said that Ethiopia has set a new standard in urban infrastructure development, with a shifting work culture that delivers fast, ta [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
Sudan: WFP Operational Update On Food Distributions in Sudan
[WFP] Port Sudan -- The UN World Food Programme is working around the clock to deliver food assistance to communities across Sudan facing acute hunger. The food agency's priority i [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
Nigeria: NAFDAC Speaks On Premium Times Investigation On Filled Milk but Sidesteps Key Concern
[Premium Times] NAFDAC's statement sidesteps the issue of how FFMP is sold and advertised as milk when it does not contain the original milk fat, an essential ingredient of milk. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Aug-2024
Kenya: Israel Eyes Kenya for Wheat Farming After Galana-Kulalu Maize Failure
[Business Day Africa] Kenya has revealed plans to lease large tracts of land to Israeli investors for wheat production, marking a renewed agricultural venture after an earlier Isra [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
South Africa: Tensions Mount As Cape Town Farmers Face Relocation
[GroundUp] The area that the government wants to move them to is already occupied [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Food or Death? Displaced Nigerian Villagers Face Tragic Choices Amid Humanitarian Crisis
[Premium Times] At least 17 of the displaced locals who went to get food for their families were killed by the terrorists. [...]
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Date: 30-Aug-2024
Campbell Soup sells Pop Secret popcorn brand to Our Home
USA – Campbell Soup Co. has offloaded its Pop Secret popcorn brand to an independent fo [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Minerva Foods enhances animal welfare initiatives
BRAZIL – Minerva Foods has recently made strides in its commitment to animal welfare, p [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
BRF, Marfrig S.A. join forces in new road transport safety initiative
BRAZIL – BRF, the second-largest food processing company in Brazil after JBS, headquart [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Astral Foods’ Gary Arnold named SAPA’s Poultry Person of the Year
SOUTH AFRICA – At the recent annual general meeting in Knysna, the South African Poultr [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe launches emergency livestock feeding program amid severe drought
ZIMBABWE – In response to a prolonged drought exacerbated by an El Niño weather patter [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Coca-Cola tops global non-alcoholic drinks market rankings, research finds
WORLD – Coca-Cola has once again been ranked as the world’s most valuable non-alcohol [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nestlé to retain Health Science Unit, confirms Chairman Bulcke
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé has confirmed its commitment to retaining its Health Science unit [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Karnataka India slashes premium liquor prices, beer prices set to rise
INDIA – The Karnataka government has implemented a reduction in the tax slabs for premi [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nongfu Spring reports sharp decline in profit growth
CHINA – Nongfu Spring, China’s largest bottled water producer, reported a significant [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Tea Board of Kenya reappoints Enos Njiru as national chairman for three years
KENYA – The Board of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) has reappointed Enos Njiru [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: NSE President Lauds Osun Infrastructure Development
[This Day] The President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), Margaret Aina Oguntala, has commended the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for his unwavering support for [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Thinklab Group Spearheads 35.6km Road Construction in Kaduna
[Leadership] Kaduna State governor, Senator Uba Sani, has inaugurated the 35.6km road construction project, linking the communities of Bagoma, Gagumi, Ungwan Fari, Idi Labo, Awaro, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: Infrastructural Development Is for People, Not Events
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa is a game-changer. Infrastructural developments carried out under the Emergency Road Rehabilitation Programme (ERRP) and those which were undertake [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 28-Aug-2024
Zimbabwe: 'Multi-Sectoral Approach Key for Industry Growth'
[The Herald] With global demand for hemp by-products continuing to surge, farmers in the country are calling for a multi-sectoral approach to address challenges stalling growth. [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Nigeria: North Gets First Geriatrics Hospital Ward
[Daily Trust] The first-ever customised and dedicated geriatrics ward in any tertiary healthcare institution in the 19 Northern states was commissioned at the Aminu Kano Teaching H [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024
Southern Africa: We Did It - SADC Summit a Triumph!
[The Herald] Zimbabwe successfully and peacefully hosted both the SADC Industrialisation Week and the 44th Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government, simultaneously silencing de [...]
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Date: 28-Aug-2024