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Chad record rise in informal livestock exports to Cameroon
CHAD – Informal livestock exports from Chad to Cameroon reached an estimated US$63 million in 2024, whish represents a 20.3% increase compared to the previous year, according to [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Niger to establish a national center to improve animal production
NIGER – The government of Niger has approved the creation of a National Center for the Improvement of Animal Production as part of efforts to boost domestic livestock performance [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Saudi’s Balady Poultry Company signs US$304 million land lease deals for poultry expansion
SAUDI ARABIA – Balady Poultry Company is advancing its expansion strategy after signing two land lease agreements worth around US$304 million (SAR 1.14 billion) with Saudi Arabia [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Australian red meat industry records strong growth in 2024, report shows
AUSTRALIA – Australia’s red meat and livestock industry has entered 2025 from a strong position, achieving record growth in production and exports despite tough seasonal condit [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Philippine poultry leader Bounty Fresh Group Holdings urges local farmers to increase chicken production
Philippines – The Philippines needs to expand its poultry production capacity to keep up with rising domestic demand for chicken meat, according to Bounty President and CEO Kenne [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Beyond Meat shares plunge as investors react to debt exchange plan
USA – Beyond Meat’s stock price dropped as much as 58% on Monday after the company announced the early settlement of its debt exchange deal, aimed at easing its mounting financ [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Mars completes US$280M expansion of Egypt facility
EGYPT – Mars Incorporated has completed a US$280 million expansion of its manufacturing facility in Egypt’s 6th of October City, marking a major milestone in the company’s gl [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Univar Solutions opens innovation center in Germany to accelerate European food development
GERMANY – Univar Solutions LLC, a global distributor of specialty chemicals and ingredients, has unveiled its Foodology by Univar Solutions kitchen at the company’s Solution Ce [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Liberia: Public Works Halts Musa Bility's Bridge Project in Bong.
[New Dawn] Bong County -- The Ministry of Public Works has halted construction works on a major bridge project in Gbarnga, Bong County, reportedly financed by businessman and polit [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Angola: Governor of Icolo & Bengo Satisfied With Public Works Level
[ANGOP] Cabiri -- The Governor of Icolo e Bengo, Auzílio Jacob, on Monday (13) in the municipality of Cabir praised the level of execution of socially impact public works underway [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Tanzania: Tarura Records Major Infrastructure Gains
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Tanzania Rural and Urban Roads Agency (TARURA) has recorded major infrastructure achievements over the past four years, completing district road projects [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Nigeria: World Bank Acknowledges Poverty Increase in Nigeria, but Doubles Down On the Reforms Causing It
[People's Dispatch] Acknowledging that the implementation of its reforms coincided with an increase in poverty, the World Bank nevertheless calls on Nigeria to stay the course. [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Malawi: Trillions Spent, Yet Malawi Still Hungry - What Exactly Is the Problem?
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's hunger story is one of paradox and pain -- a nation that spends trillions of kwacha to feed itself, yet its people still queue for maize and battle starvatio [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Africa: Why Are Over 670 Million People Going Hungry?
[UN News] More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN. [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Zimbabwe: Area Under Irrigated Tobacco Surges 24pc
[The Herald] The transplanting of irrigated tobacco crop for the 2025/26 farming season has intensified across the country, with growers having planted 20 867 hectares to date. [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Nigeria: Culture of Care, Compassion and Impact At Core of Glo Foundation's Giving Back Together Initiative
[This Day] In Warri, Delta State, hope came alive as hundreds of women gathered at Urhobo College to benefit from Glo Foundation's "Giving Back Together" Food Drive, a humanitarian [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Kenya: Rachel Ruto Launches Kitchen Garden Drive in Samburu to Tackle Hunger and Malnutrition
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- First Lady Rachel Ruto has called on schools and households to embrace kitchen gardens as a sustainable solution to hunger and malnutrition, launching the N [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Africa: WFP Warns That Six Critical Operations Are Facing Significant Food Aid Pipeline Breaks By Year-End
[WFP] Rome -- New WFP report, 'A Lifeline at Risk', finds that 13.7 million WFP food aid recipients could be pushed into emergency levels of hunger as support is cut [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
Africa: Funding Cuts - Six Critical WFP Operations At Risk
[WFP] As humanitarian aid dries up, these countries are especially vulnerable [...]
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Date: 15-Oct-2025
FAO Director-General meets Nigeria’s livestock Minister to advance sector reforms
NIGERIA – FAO Director-General QU Dongyu has held talks with Nigeria’s Mi [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Cal-Maine Foods reports record first-quarter profit as egg prices stay high
USA – Cal-Maine Foods Inc. is reporting its highest-ever first-quarter results as strong egg prices and its growing prepared foods business continue to drive revenue. [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
India’s poultry industry shifts focus to domestic market
INDIA – India’s poultry sector is redirecting its attention to domestic consumption as rising input costs and an underdeveloped export infrastructure make overseas sale [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Cargill appoints Andrew MacPherson as new Teys CEO
USA – Cargill has named Andrew MacPherson as the new chief executive officer of Teys, one of Australia’s leading beef processors, as it moves to finalise its acquisitio [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
Greenvit launches Aronvit aronia extract in United States
USA – Polish plant extract producer Greenvit has officially launched its standardized Aronvit® aronia extract in the United States, supported by recent human study resul [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025
INC launches first-ever sustainability certification for global nut, dried fruit industry
SPAIN – The International Nut and Dried Fruit Council (INC) has officially launched its long-anticipated Sustainability Certification, marking a historic milestone for th [...]
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Date: 14-Oct-2025