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Plant Virologist Wants Seed Systems Strengthened For Productivity
A plant virologist, Dr James Legg, says strengthening seed systems for vegetatively-propagated crops, VPCs, is paramount in enhancing food productivity in Nigeria. Legg stated this [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Feed Nigeria Summit Set To Host Agribusiness Clinic
The Feed Nigeria Summit is set to host an agribusiness investment clinic as part of efforts to make investment opportunities known to members of the investor community who take kee [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Borlaug International Dialogue Announces Keynote Speaker
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced the Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, Hon. Qu Dongyu as the special keynote speaker in the Norman E. Borlaug [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pumps US$38M into Wakefield Plant expansion
UK – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has announced plans to invest £31 million (US$ 37.81m) in its Wakefield manufacturing site, aiming to expand [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Symrise unveils Enhanced Naturals Spark in Singapore to advance natural product innovation
SINGAPORE – Symrise Asia Pacific, a global leader in flavor and fragrance, has announced its latest stride in the realm of naturalness innovation [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Government commits to bolster dairy industry with cooling, storage infrastructure investments
KENYA – Kenya’s Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi have unveiled ambitious government plans to boost t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Agency Bags Public Service Award For Environmental Technology
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, will be honoured with the best Federal MDA in the use of Environmental Sustainable Technology Imp [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Nigeria Seeks Innovative Solutions To Water, Sanitation Sector
The federal government has called for more innovative solutions that will reposition the water resources and sanitation sector in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bol [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
ACReSAL Moves To Recover Lost Landscapes In Kano
Dr Dahiru Hashim, the Kano State coordinator of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, ACReSAL, Dr Dahiru Hashim, said that the project is to recover and restore los [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Expert Advocates Best Preservative Skill For Post Havest
The Director of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Daniel Abarshi, Bauchi State, North Eastern, Nigeria, has urged farmers to adopt best preserv [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Minister to Partner With Italian Government On Sustainable Development
The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike, says the administration would partner with the Republic of Italy on sustainable city tourism and agri [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Government Plan Synergy With Research Institute On Agriculture
Authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has hinted on it plan to strengthen synergy with agricultural research institutes across the country to re [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Unilever to provide compensation to tea pickers for 2007 plantation attacks
KENYA – Unilever has agreed to make voluntary payments to 77 former tea pickers who worked on one of its Kenyan plantations, Unilever Tea Kenya, d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Kenya faces impending sugar shortage as imports fall short
KENYA – Kenya is on the brink of a sugar shortage, with prices expected to rise in the coming months, primarily due to a severe deficit of sugar i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Ofi expands dairy production in Malaysia by doubling functional ingredients output
MALAYSIA – Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi) has unveiled an expansion of its dairy production facility and Ingredient Excellence Center (IEC) located i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
ECOWAS allocates US$78M to boost poultry, aquaculture training for Nigerian youths
NIGERIA – ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) has earmarked US$78 million to support the Community Allied Farmers Association of Ni [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Ireland Strengthens ties with Nigeria as it launches Spirit of Ireland Campaign
NIGERIA – The Irish Food Board, Bord Bia, responsible for promoting Irish food and drinks, has officially introduced its US$1.06M ‘Spirit of Ire [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
EABL achieves remarkable 55% reduction in carbon emissions through renewable energy investments
KENYA – East African Breweries PLC (EABL), a regional beverage manufacturer of branded beer, spirits, and non-alcoholic beverages, has proudly ann [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Boon for tea farmers as tea agency announces US$298M bonus payout
KENYA-The Kenya Tea Development Agency Holdings Limited (KTDA) has announced that it will be paying a KES 44.15 billion (US$297.91 million) bonus to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Honor pledge to support local sugar industry, South African cane growers tell government
SOUTH AFRICA- South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) have urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to support the ‘buy local’ Home Sweet [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Southern Africa: Avian Flu Threatens to Send Chicken, Egg Prices Soaring
[allAfrica] Harare -- South African consumers will have to put up with higher chicken meat and egg prices as the industry confronts its worst highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPA [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Association Seeks Decentralization of Tomato Production for Value Addition
The president, Tomatoes and Orchard Producers Association of Nigeria, (TOPAN), Mr Oyeleke Bola has called for decentralization of tomato production, as he seeks government interven [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Sep-2023
Kwara state government partners NALDA on farming programme
The Kwara State Government says it has entered into partnership with the National Agriculture Land Development Authority (NALDA) to improve food production in the state. The State [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Sep-2023
KTDA factories embrace orthodox tea production to boost farmer income
KENYA – In a strategic move to enhance the earnings of tea farmers, the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA)-managed factories are venturing into the production of orthodox tea, a [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 23-Sep-2023
Cocoa farm gate prices soar, floods disrupt Cocoa in Ivory Coast
CAMEROON- For the third time now two weeks, there has been a surge in cocoa prices forcing farm gate prices in Cameroon to soar to CFA1,700 (US$2.76 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 23-Sep-2023