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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Relief for Australian wine producers as China lifts imposed tariffs
AUSTRALIA – After three years of punitive tariffs, China has announced the lifting of [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Diageo, Kraft Heinz receive funding to enhance clean energy initiatives
US – The US Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations has announ [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
PepsiCo to invest US$400M in two renewable energy powered plants in Vietnam
VIETNAM – U.S. food and beverage giant PepsiCo has announced plans to invest an addit [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Uganda’s sugar industry grapples with plummeting prices amid duty-free imports
UGANDA – The duty-free sugar import window granted to some East African Community (EA [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Kenya’s tea industry embraces innovative technology to combat climate change
KENYA – Kenya’s tea manufacturing sector is spearheading a technological revolution [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Kemin Food Technology welcomes Brian Odino as Technical Sales manager for North America
USA— Kemin Food Technology, a leading supplier of meat preservation technologies, has [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
McDonald’s India teams up with Lotus Biscoff to introduce new desserts.
INDIA—, McDonald’s has partnered with Belgian multinational snack company Lotus Bis [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Togolese President launches new poultry complex to boost local production
TOGO—Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé has launched the construction of a poultry [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
ECOFIN proposes Ivorian cocoa sales’ system overhaul to benefit farmers and state amid rising cocoa prices
IVORY COAST—The Ivorian forward sale of cocoa is currently under scrutiny for potenti [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Nigeria: Impacting Agricultural Development in Nigeria: The WOFAN Story
[Mastercard Foundation] This story is about supporting women and young people in rural Nigeria with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in agriculture. It's dubbed ''the WOFA [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Nigeria: Gates Foundation to Support Kano Govt With Pests-Resistant Beans Seeds
[Leadership] The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is supporting the Kano State Government with anti-pests beans (Cowpeas) seeds as a means of boosting production of the crop, as w [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Mozambique: Almost 220.000 People At Risk of Food Insecurity in Sofala
[AIM] Maputo -- Mozambique's relief agency, the National Institute for Disaster Risk Management and Reduction (INGD), has announced that almost 220.000 people may be at risk of foo [...]
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Date: 02-Apr-2024
Louis Dreyfus strengthens soluble coffee business with Cacique acquisition
BRAZIL – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a leading merchant and processor of agricultura [...]
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Date: 27-Mar-2024
Kenya shuts thousands of liquor joints in crackdown against illicit brews
KENYA – In efforts to combat illicit brews, drug abuse, and substance abuse in Keny [...]
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Date: 27-Mar-2024
Constellation Brands emerges winner in trademark dispute with Anheuser-Busch InBev
US – In a significant legal battle between beverage giants, a U.S. appeals court has up [...]
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Date: 27-Mar-2024
Guinness Nigeria extends transition period for change in distribution model
NIGERIA – Guinness Nigeria PLC, a subsidiray of beverage giant Diageo, has announced [...]
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Date: 27-Mar-2024
EU regulations to ban Kenyan coffee from deforested land
KENYA – Kenya’s coffee industry faces a significant challenge as new regulations fr [...]
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Date: 27-Mar-2024
Nigeria: Kalu Meets Okonjo-Iweala, Seeks WTO's Help in Contamination of Agricultural Products During Export
[Premium Times] Mr Kalu said African businessmen face hurdles in marketing their products, primarily due to aflatoxins contaminating them en route to their destinations. [...]
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Date: 27-Mar-2024
Liberia: Moa Earmarks Development of 2000 Hectares Lowland
[New Dawn] The government of Liberia discloses a plan to develop 2000 hectares of lowland with improved rice seed varieties in Fuamah District, Lower Bong County, as part of Presid [...]
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Date: 26-Mar-2024
Sudan: Sudan On the Brink of Famine
[Crisis Group] This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Alsanosi Adam, an active member of Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms, about the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Sudan as [...]
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Date: 26-Mar-2024
Zimbabwe: Natfoods Volumes Surge 3,4pc for Half Year Period
[The Herald] National Foods volumes for the interim period to December 31, 2023, grew by 3,4 percent to 285 000 tonnes from the comparative period, largely driven by growth from th [...]
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Date: 26-Mar-2024
Rwanda: One Acre Fund-Tubura Provides Nutrient - Rich Maize Flour to ECD Centres
[New Times] One Acre Fund -- Tubura is distributing IYACU, a nutritious maize flour, to Early Childhood Development (ECD) centres to alleviate stunting and malnutrition among child [...]
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Date: 26-Mar-2024
Zimbabwe: Council to Equip Horticultural Farmers
[The Herald] Edgar Vhera -- The Horticultural Development Council (HDC) has announced the introduction of initiatives to transform smallholder horticulture farming in line with Gov [...]
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Date: 26-Mar-2024
Zimbabwe: Government Intensifies Maize Mop Up Exercise
[The Herald] THE Government is buying maize at US$390 per tonne for the 2022/23 season as it consolidates an ongoing mop-up exercise aimed at supporting national food security and [...]
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Date: 26-Mar-2024
Central Africa: Central African Govt Expands Schools Meals Coverage to Boost Food Production and Help Children Learn and Grow in School
[WFP] Bangui -- The Government of the Central African Republic (C.A.R) in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), has announced a nationwide expansion of [...]
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Date: 26-Mar-2024