Latest News Updates
Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
SA cane growers receive transformation intervention funding from South African Sugar Association
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa’s cane growers have received timely financing from the South African Sugar Association as the industry struggles wit [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
Organic beef gives Namibia peculiar market niche
NAMIBIA – Namibia’s beef has gained an exceptional reputation for its organic quality because of the prohibition of using growth hormones, the s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
Diageo posts double-digit net sales growth in Fiscal Year 2023
UK – British multinational alcoholic beverage company, Diageo, has reported a 10.7% rise in net sales for the fiscal year 2023 to £17.1 billion ( [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pursues US$1.8B takeover deal for Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines
PHILIPPINES – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) has announced its intention to acquire Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) for US$1.8 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
European Commission confirms consumers are well informed about insect-based foods
GLOBAL – The European Commission (EC) has confirmed that consumers can easily access all the information they need on insect-based foods as food i [...]
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Date: 02-Aug-2023
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Date: 02-Aug-2023
Kenya: Concerns Rise Over Pesticide Use in Kenya
[SciDev.Net] This article is supported by CABI. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
Ethiopia: Boom to Bust - Fallout of War and Drought Leaves Ethiopians Mired in Poverty
[The New Humanitarian] Addis Ababa -- 'What I have seen with my own eyes is a huge number of people starving and even dying.' [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
Liberia: Liberia Suffers Nature of Food Insecurity
[New Republic] The Global Information and Early Warning System on Food and Agriculture has placed Liberia in a crisis requiring external assistance for food. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
Kenya: Small Businesses in Food Systems Hold the Key to Affordable and Healthy Foods, Report
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- An estimated 60 percent of rural and urban Kenyan households access their daily meals from micro/small enterprises (MSEs) at local markets. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 02-Aug-2023
Nestlé partners Grassroots Carbon to decarbonize beef supply chain
US – Nestle, a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation, has partnered with Grassroots Carbon to support regenerative land management practices and [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: United States
Region: North America
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Government invests US$14M in reforming state dairy processor New KCC
KENYA – The Government of Kenya has invested US$14 million (Kes 2 billion) towards the modernization of factories managed by state-owned dairy processing company, the New Kenya [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Afghanistan
Region: Africa
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Steakholder Foods, GCC signs deal to address food security
ISRAEL – Israel-based Steakholder Foods, an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultivated meat industry, has announced [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Mauritania allows Senegal to fish in its maritime waters
SENEGAL – Mauritania, under a partnership with Senegal to implement a cooperation agreement in the fisheries and aquaculture sector, has authorised a maximum of 500 Senegalese bo [...]
Agriculture FisheryCountry: Senegal
Region: Africa
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Heineken half year profits decline as higher prices put off consumers
NETHERLANDS – Heineken, the second-largest beer company in the world, has reported a below-expectation financial performance in the first half of 2023 primarily driven by challen [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Netherlands
Region: Europe
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Serengeti Breweries reintroduces Kibo Gold beer brand to Northern Tanzania
TANZANIA – Serengeti Breweries Limited (SBL), a Tanzanian subsidiary of East African Breweries Limited (EABL) has announced the return of the Kibo Gold brand that was initially l [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Tanzania
Region: Africa
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Tanzania: Tadb Urges Farmers Seize Loan Opportunities to Boost Output
[Daily News] Mbeya -- Tanzania Agriculture Development Bank (TADB) has challenged farmers to make efficient use of agriculture loans to boost quality and output. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Tanzania: Small-Scale Farmers Role Vital in Realising Food Security, Mayor Says
[Daily News] Arusha -- ARUSHA City Mayor, Mr Maximilian Iranghe, has underscored the significant role played by small-scale farmers in developing a sustainable and safe food system [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 31-Jul-2023
Guinness Nigeria sustains 11% revenue growth in FY23 despite prevailing macro-economic headwinds
NIGERIA – Guinness Nigeria, a Nigerian-based subsidiary of Diageo Plc, has been hit by the cost of sales increase in the Full Year 2023 that has o [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jul-2023
Niagara Bottling to invest US$48M in expanding operations of Texas facility
US – In a strategic move to meet the ever-growing demand for bottled water, Niagara Bottling, one of the leading bottled water companies in the US [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jul-2023
Cashew firm partner farmers on better yield
Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi), the biggest cashew company in Kwara state, pledged to continually improve the wellbeing of cashew farmers and partnering communities for better yields. [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Jul-2023
Namibia passes new livestock, livestock products amendment bill, Meat Board renamed
NAMIBIA – Namibia National Council has passed the livestock and livestock products amendment bill which will see poultry, pork and dairy falling u [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jul-2023
NKG Kala Hamburg operationalizes new customer lab-scaled green coffee plant
GERMANY – NKG Kala Hamburg, one of Europe’s largest and most modern green coffee warehousing and processing facilities, has taken a bold step in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jul-2023
Coca-Cola to adjust prices according to local market inflation, posts 34% profit growth in H1 2023
GLOBAL – Coca-Cola aims to take price with local market inflation in developing and emerging markets even as the company sees consumers globally a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jul-2023
Kirinyaga launches fish market centre to boost earnings
KENYA – Kenyan government in Kirinyaga County, has established an exclusive fish market centre in a bid to enhance the marketing system for farmer [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 27-Jul-2023