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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Africa: ACFTA - Leveraging Continental Integration for Food Security Objectives
[New Times] Africa is the most food insecure continent in the world despite its huge agricultural potential. In 2021, about a fifth of the continent's population faced hunger. Furt [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Nov-2023
Nigeria: Govt Begins Countrywide Dry Season Farming
[Leadership] The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) has set out to support effective dry-season farming across the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Nov-2023
South Africa: 70 Small-Scale Musina Farmers Face Eviction
[GroundUp] The municipality wants the land for a new township [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Nov-2023
Nigeria: Dry Season - Govt to Cultivate 500,000 Hectares of Irrigable Land
[Leadership] Federal government said it planned to cultivate 500,000 hectares of irrigable land for dry season farming as part of effort to boost food security in the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Nov-2023
Ethiopia: Regional States Determined to Hit Targets in Summer Wheat Development Activities
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Regional States have resolved to fulfil their plans in promoting production and productivity of wheat during the summer farm season by providing all the necess [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 10-Nov-2023
Unilever Kenya aims to source US$516.8M worth of raw materials locally by 2025
KENYA – Unilever Kenya, a leading fast-moving consumer goods company, has announced an ambitious goal to source Sh7.6 billion (US$516.8 million) w [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Oct-2023
Senegal to establish aquaculture development center to boost fish production
SENEGAL – Senegal is gearing up for a significant boost in its aquaculture sector with the planned establishment of a state-of-the-art development [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Oct-2023
Pick n Pay revives fish paste brands in South African shelves
SOUTH AFRICA – Pick n Pay, one of South Africa’s leading retailers, has partnered with Cape gulf Brands and Premier Fishing to relaunch the popu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Oct-2023
Zimbabwe’s dairy industry shows promising growth amid challenges
ZIMBABWE – Despite various challenges, Zimbabwe’s dairy industry has demonstrated promising growth, with a 13% month-on-month increase in milk p [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Oct-2023
JBS announces US$3B investment in Brazilian meat operations
BRAZIL – JBS, one of the world’s leading processor, has unveiled ambitious plans to invest 15 billion reais (US$3 billion) to expand its meat op [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Oct-2023
South Africa: Rural Women Shed Light On Food Insecurity
[GroundUp] "Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity" says activist [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Oct-2023
Uganda: Ministry of Agriculture, NARO Collaborate to Boost Food Security in Karamoja
[Nile Post] The Ugandan government is scaling up its investment in the Karamoja region, focusing on improving food security and nutrition. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Oct-2023
FCTA Hails SAPZ Project For Revitalising Livestock Sector
Authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, has praised the Special Agro Industrial Processing Zones, SAPZ project, describing it as a game changer fo [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Authority Vows To Unlock Potentials in Livestock Sector
The Mandate Secretary for Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat of the Nigerian federal capital Territory administration, Lawan Kolo Geidam has reiterated the commitment of [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Sustainable Agribusiness: Stakeholders Launch Project For Youths
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, CGIAR, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, the Deucht government, the Fo [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Tiger Brands CEO resigns amid challenges, Tjaart Kruger to take the helm
SOUTH AFRICA – Tiger Brands, the leading food manufacturer in South Africa, has announced the resignation of its CEO, Noel Doyle. Doyle’s depart [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Cosumar plans to expand sugar plantations by 23,000 hectares in 2023/2024 campaign
MOROCCO – The Moroccan Sugar Company (Cosumar), a leading player in Morocco’s sugar industry, is gearing up for the 2023/2024 sugar campaign w [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
UBL expands “Farm for Success” program to support 50,000 farmers, achieve 100% local sourcing by 2030
UGANDA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has unveiled plans to expand its “Farm for Success” program, previously known as the Local Raw Materia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
South African poultry industry faces loss as 7.5 million birds culled due to Avian Influenza outbreaks
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) has updated the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Ivory Coast to build US$10.5M cocoa processing plant in Duékoué
IVORY COAST – The investment involves plans by the Nyienfe Agricultural Cooperative Society of Duékoué (SCOOPRANYD) to invest US$10.5 million in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Italy withdraws from EU process plan to ban cultivated-meat sales
ITALY – The Italian government has decided to withdraw from the European Union’s scrutiny process regarding its proposal to ban the sale of cult [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
UK poultry supplier Avara Foods plans closure of another facility
UK – Avara Foods, a UK poultry supplier co-owned by agri-food giant Cargill, is proposing to close another processing plant. The proposal comes sh [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Nestlé reopens Israel plant amid Hamas conflict
ISRAEL – In response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Nestlé has reopened a plant in Israel that [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Plans to Cover 3 Million Hectares With Irrigated Wheat
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Plan set to cultivate wheat on about three million hectares of land in irrigation and to produce 117 million quintals in Ethiopia's main rainy seas [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
NAGRC&DB announces new board, commissions 100 dairy bulls for farmers
UGANDA – The National Animal Genetics Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) has ushered in a new board led by Chairman Ben Anyama. Offici [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023