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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Sugar millers petition government to halt duty-free imports
KENYA – Kenya’s sugar millers have called on the government to halt duty-free sugar i [...]
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Date: 15-Aug-2024
ICO and UNIDO propose new global fund to boost coffee sector
GLOBAL – The International Coffee Organization (ICO) and the United Nations Industrial [...]
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Date: 15-Aug-2024
KAM CEO Anthony Mwangi resigns, Tobias Alando appointed Acting CEO
KENYA – The Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has announced the resignation of i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2024
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Keen to Access Seaport Peacefully - FM
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia is keen to secure its legitimate interest of having reliable access to and from the sea in a peaceful manner, Minister of Foreign Affairs [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2024
East Africa: Comesa Initiative to Boost Ethiopia's Horticulture, Add $230m to Economy
[Business Day Africa] Ethiopia's horticulture sector is poised for growth with the launch of the COMESA-EAC Horticulture Accelerator (CEHA) National Chapter in Addis Ababa. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2024
Angola: Over 17.000 Tons of Butter Beans Harvested in Catabola
[ANGOP] Cuito -- Over 17.000 tons of butter beans have been harvested in Catabola municipality, Bié province, during the 2023/2024 agricultural campaign, 3,000 tons more than last [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2024
Kenya: Farmers to Obtain License to Grow 'Ndengu' in Proposed Law
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenyan mung bean farmers will require licenses from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) if the proposed Bill is enacted into law. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2024
Ethiopia: FAO Chief Economist Commends Ethiopia's Favorable Agro-Processing Investment
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- "Convenient conditions have been created for the agro-processing investment sector in industrial parks" Chief Economist of the United Nations Food and Agricult [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2024
Africa: UN Report on Food Security Reminds Us to Stop Food Waste
[allAfrica] Utrecht -- According to the just released 2024 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World, in 2023, an estimated 28.9 percent of the global population - 2.33 bil [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2024
Starbucks appoints ‘corporate fix-it man’ Brian Niccol as new CEO
USA – American multinational chain of coffeehouses and roasters, Starbucks, has welcome [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Solar Food, Ajinomoto Group unveil new products featuring air-based protein in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Solar Foods, a plant based protein manufacturer, has announced the launch o [...]
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Date: 14-Aug-2024
Canadian Food Inspection Agency seeks feedback on labelling plant-based food
CANADA – In response to the growing availability and consumer interest in plant-based f [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Indian FMCG companies slowly returning to Bangladesh
BANGLADESH – Britannia and other Indian FMCG company are starting to slowly returning t [...]
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Date: 14-Aug-2024
Impossible Foods launches ‘Impossible Quality Meats,’ in Chicago
USA – Plant based meat alternative company, Impossible Foods, is set to unveil its firs [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Tyson Foods appoints Devin Cole as President of International Operations
USA – Meat industry heavyweight Tyson Foods, Inc. has named Devin Cole as its new presi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Uganda sends first beef shipment to Egypt
UGANDA – Uganda has dispatched a trial shipment of 50 tonnes of beef to Egypt, signalin [...]
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Date: 14-Aug-2024
Molson Coors agrees to divest four US craft breweries to Tilray Brands
LikUSA – Chicago-based beverage giant, Molson Coors has entered into definitive agreeme [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Infrastructure Provisioning, Maintenance Should Be a Constant Across Regimes - Irabor
[Daily Trust] General LEO Irabor (rtd), first Vice President, Institute of Physical Assets and Infrastructure Management (IPAIM) in this interview, reviews the impact of infrastruc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Tanzania: TSN's Transformation Earns Kudos
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam: Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology, Ms Maryprisca Mahundi, has been impressed by the ongoing trans [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Kenya: Public Views Soght On Proposed Tolling of Key Roads
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Motorists plying Thika Road, Southern Bypass, Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit, Dongo Kundu Bypass are set to start paying toll fees should a new policy by the Ken [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Ethiopia: Crop Insurance Takes Root in Rural Ethiopia
[WFP] A global resilience project by WFP and partners gives farmers a cushion to bet on the future [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Abuja - Nwapdi to Hold Youth in Agriculture Convention
[Daily Trust] The Nigerian Women for Agricultural Progressive and Development Initiative, NWAPDI is set to hold a National Youth in Agriculture convention to create opportunities a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Experts Highlight Role of Tech in Transforming Nigeria's Agriculture
[Vanguard] Experts in agriculture in the country are advocating a significant increase in youth involvement in the sector, emphasizing the crucial role of technology in transformin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Nigeria: We've Signed Papers With Investors in Mechanised Agriculture - Otti
[Leadership] Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has said the government has signed agreements with various entrepreneurs interested in investing in mechanised agriculture in the stat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024
Nigeria: Food Scarcity - Gov Abiodun Starts Distribution of Fertilisers
[This Day] Abeokuta -- Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, Monday, flagged-off the first phase of the distribution of fertilizers to different categories of farmers with a pr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2024