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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Neopak extends partnership with ABB to upgrade operations and accelerate digitalization
Neopak, a leading manufacturer of containerboard and paper products, has renewed its partnership with global technology company ABB to upgrade the existing automation system at its [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Africa: FAO Calls for Action Amid Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks
[UN News] Greater awareness and action are needed as Europe and parts of the Middle East grapple with fresh outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) which can have devastating imp [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Africa: Investing in Agriculture Reduces Poverty and Inequality - Economic Model Finds the Best Funding Mix for 10 African Countries
[The Conversation Africa] Africa faces challenges in reducing extreme poverty and inequality. In 2024, 8.5% of the global population was living in extreme poverty (that is, on less [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Nigeria: How to Stop Nigeria's Worsening Farmer-Pastoralist Violence
[The New Humanitarian] Abuja -- A new Ministry of Livestock has been hailed as a key step in addressing worsening farmer-herder conflicts. The reality is more complicated. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Liberia: Boakai Launches Poultry Farm Worth U.S.$26m
[New Dawn] Monrovia, Liberia -- President Boakai is championing a campaign to boost agriculture and reduce dependency on food importation. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Somalia: Somalia's Prime Minister Calls for Increased Investment in Agriculture to Boost Domestic Production and Achieve Food Security
[Radio Dalsan] The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, emphasized the government's strong commitment to fostering domestic production as a crucia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Nigeria: Katsina Gov Distributes 20,000 Tonnes of Fertilizer to Farmers
[This Day] Katsina -- Katsina State Governor Dikko Umaru Radda has flagged off the distribution of 20,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer to farmers across the state for the 2025 wet f [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-May-2025
Uganda set to expand avocado exports with new roadmap
UGANDA – Uganda is moving closer to becoming a key player in the global avocado trad [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Thailand tightens food safety rules as fruit exports to China face more checks
THAILAND – Thailand’s government is stepping up efforts to keep its fruit exports [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
MHP suspends Croatia project, moves ahead with Spain poultry investment
UKRAINE – Ukraine-based agri-food business MHP has halted a planned investment proje [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Beyond Meat rolls out new plant-based chicken pieces
USA – Beyond Meat is introducing its new Beyond Chicken Pieces at more than 1,900 Kr [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Tyson Foods sells four cold storage warehouses to Lineage in US$247M deal
USA – Tyson Foods has entered into an agreement to sell four of its U.S. cold storag [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
ULMA Packaging to unveil new hygienic machinery for meat processing
SPAIN – ULMA Packaging is showcasing a range of its latest hygienic packaging system [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Alternative protein industry faces rise globally in 2024 – The Good Food Institute
GLOBAL – Investment in alternative proteins continues to slide in 2024, but sales of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Pilgrim’s Pride posts US$296M in net income growth
USA – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. is reporting a strong financial performance in the fir [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Meatable to partner TruMeat in building a cultivated pork facility in Singapore
SINGAPORE – Dutch cultivated meat company Meatable is working with Singapore’s Tru [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
IITA’s new maize hybrid delivers on yield, resilience and food safety in Nigeria
NIGERIA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in collabo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Egypt: Egypt Condemns Targeting of Infrastructure and Vital Facilities in Port Sudan and Kassala
[Egypt Online] The Arab Republic of Egypt condemns the targeting of infrastructure and vital facilities in the cities of Port Sudan and Kassala in the early hours of May 4, 2025. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Abiy Inaugurates Bulbula Park, Mesob One-Stop Service Center
[Ethiopian Herald] PM Abiy receives Angola's External Relations Minister [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Malawi: Food Security - Deputy Minister Chambo Launches Dowa-Dambo Irrigation Scheme
[Nyasa Times] Deputy Minister of Agriculture Benedicto Chambo on Friday Commissioned the operations of Dowa-Dambo Irrigation Scheme. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Nigeria: Abuja Farmers Warn of Food Crisis, Demand Subsidised Inputs
[Daily Trust] FCTA assures of intervention [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Nigeria: Nigerian Firm, Brazilian Varsity Sign MOU On Livestock Production
[Leadership] The chief executive officer of Silagreen International Agro Development Limited, Michael Olusegun Akinruli, has said that his firm has signed a Memorandum of Understan [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
Ghana: 2.4 Million Ghanaians Vulnerable to Food Insecurity - Report
[Ghanaian Times] More than 2.4 million Ghanaians representing 7.4 per cent of the population between March and May this year are currently classified as vulnerable to food insecuri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
South Africa: Vaal River Residents Reeling From Flood Damage
[GroundUp] Crops destroyed, houses evacuated [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025
South Africa: A Basic Income Support Grant Can Address Extreme Poverty and Inequality in South Africa - Economic Model Shows How
[The Conversation Africa] South Africa remains one of the most unequal countries in the world. The country's per-capita expenditure Gini coefficient, a measure of how spending from [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-May-2025