Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Olam Agri signs partnership with GIZ to promote sustainable agriculture
SINGAPORE – Olam Agri, a global leader in food, feed, and fiber agribusiness, has [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe lifts partial ban on South African cloven-hoofed animal imports
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe has eased restrictions on importing cloven-hoofed animals and [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Brazilian poultry industry sees growth in exports for 2024
BRAZIL – The Brazilian poultry sector has reached a record-high export volume of [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Carlsberg Group and Britvic launch Carlsberg Britvic, UK’s largest multi-beverage supplier
UK – Carlsberg Group and the British drinks industry have announced the official [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Ethiopia exceeds coffee export targets, earns US$908M in six months
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia, the birthplace of Arabica coffee, has surpassed its coffee e [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Mumias Sugar disburses US$1.16M bonus to cane farmers amid industry reforms
KENYA – Mumias Sugar has issued a Kes150 million (US$1.16M) bonus to sugarcane fa [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Uganda’s High Court voids sugar mill licenses issued since 2010, orders constitution of sugar board
UGANDA – The High Court of Uganda has declared all licenses issued by the Ministr [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Nepal, IFAD sign US$120M agreement for agroecological farming
NEPAL – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Govern [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Nigeria: FCTA Opens Up Abuja Communities With 9km Road Project
[Daily Trust] Work on the 9 kilometre-Paikon Kore-Ibwa road project in Gwagwalada Area Council has reached an advanced stage. [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Work to Commence On 17-Kilometre Sango-Ijoko Road Immediately - Gov Abiodun
[Leadership] Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that the 17-kilometer Sango-Ijoko road will be divided into two sections for quick completion. He announced the i [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Kenya: Govt Releases Sh150mn Bonus for Cane Farmers in Mumias
[Capital FM] Kakamega -- The government has released Sh150 million bonus for sugar farmers who have supplied cane to Kakamega's Mumias Sugar Factory, the first such payment in the [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Morocco: Market Supply Efforts Stabilized Prices of Most Agricultural Products - Minister
[MAP] Rabat -- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Ahmed El Bouari, said on Monday that his department's efforts to ensure a regular market [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Morocco: Morocco's Agricultural Dams Show Filling Rate of 26% - Minister
[MAP] Rabat -- The level of reserves in dams for agricultural use reached, up to Monday, around 3.71 billion m³, representing a filling rate of 26%, Minister of Agriculture, Fishe [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Kenya: Kenya's Farmers Have Lots of Digital Tools to Help Boost Productivity - How They Can Be Made More Effective
[The Conversation Africa] Digital agriculture is often hailed as an almost magical trigger for promoting successful farming, even among smallholder farmers in the developing world. [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: Nust Launches New Agric-Science Programme
[The Herald] THE National University of Science and Technology (Nust) has launched a pioneering agricultural science technology programme aimed at integrating modern technologies t [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Nigeria: The Example of the Ngarannam Cattle Ranch
[Daily Trust] The grand ceremony on the penultimate Saturday at Ngarannam village unveiled the first modern cattle ranch of this era in Borno State and possibly the entire country. [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Kenya: Govt Finalises Pilot Livestock Vaccination Campaign in 5 Counties Ahead of National Exercise
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Livestock Development Principal Secretary Jonathan Mueke has announced that the government has finalized preparations for the national livestock vaccination [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Africa: Food Systems Worsen Diets, Health
[IPS] Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Corporate-dominated food systems are responsible for widespread but still spreading malnutrition and ill health. Poor diets worsen non-communicable [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Ethiopia: WFP Deputy Executive Director Asserts 'Large-Scale, Systematic' Food Aid Diversion Occurs 'After Distribution,' Signals Shift to Cash-Based Aid Modality
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Ethiopia is grappling with multiple, often overlapping crises, including severe droughts, recurring conflicts, widespread displacement, and the spre [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
South Africa: Government Increases Fish Allocation By 36 Percent
[SAnews.gov.za] The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has announced a 36% increase in the allocation of certain key fish species. [...]
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Date: 21-Jan-2025
Aldi announces US$56.7M UK expansion with nine new stores in 2025
UK – Aldi has announced plans to invest £55 million (US$56.7M) in expanding its [...]
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Date: 20-Jan-2025
Ghana COCOBOD CEO Joseph Boahen Aidoo resigns
GHANA – Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Boar [...]
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Date: 20-Jan-2025
Bureau Veritas, SGS in merger talks to form US$30B testing and certification giant
SWITZERLAND – France’s Bureau Veritas and Swiss multinational SGS have confirmed d [...]
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Date: 20-Jan-2025
Côte d’Ivoire secures US$309.3M EU-EIB funding for climate action, cocoa sustainability, and reforestation
IVORY COAST – The Government of Côte d’Ivoire, the European Union (EU), and the E [...]
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Date: 20-Jan-2025
Morocco signs agreement to import live sheep from Australia
MOROCCO – Morocco has signed a memorandum of understanding to begin importing li [...]
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Date: 20-Jan-2025