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Seychelles: Seychelles Ports' Digital System to Be Fully Operational By January 2024
[Seychelles News Agency] The Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) is digitalising its services with the launch of a Management Information System (PVMIS) with the aim to make them more [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Jul-2023
Expert Calls For Exploration Of Snail Value-Chain
A snail farmer, Mr Sunday Ido, on Wednesday called on agriculture policy makers and other stakeholders to explore development of all aspects of the snail value-chain for improved r [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Food Security:Government To Increase Wheat, Rice, Sorghum Production
The Nigerian Government has taken steps to increase the production of wheat, rice, maize, sorghum and soyabean, through the provision of relevant farm inputs. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, P [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Coca-Cola partners Greycroft to create US$137m sustainability-focused venture capital fund
GLOBAL – Coca-Cola, a multinational soft drink manufacturer, and its eight bottling partners from around the world have formed a Sustainability-Focused venture capital fund in pa [...]
Food & BeverageRegion: General
Date: 13-Jul-2023
BGI Ethiopia relocates headquarters to Meto Abo Brewery
ETHOPIA – BGI Ethiopia, the second-largest brewer by production volumes in Ethiopia, has divested its headquarters building and relocate its plant to its recently acquired facili [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Ethiopia
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Yara International exits Cameroon, divests all shares in Yara Cameroon to NJS Group
CAMEROON – Yara International, global leader in plant nutrition, has offloaded all its majority stake in Yara Cameroon to NJS Group, which has bee [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Bio Foods launches new Bio Orange Biscuit Yoghurt
KENYA – Bio Foods Ltd, a Kenyan leading processor and marketer of premium dairy products, has expanded its yoghurt portfolio with the launch of t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Zambia launches small-scale fish farming in Lake Tanganyika
ZAMBIA -Zambian government has launched the inaugural fish cage farming by small-scale fish farmers on Lake Tanganyika piloted by the Lake Tanganyik [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Morocco seeks to renew fisheries partnership with European Union
MOROCCO – Morocco is seeking a new fisheries partnership to allow EU vessels to operate in Moroccan waters following the European Commission’s a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
US$20 million investment revitalises dairy sector, SADC to boost Zimbabwe fisheries growth
Zimbabwe – Zimbabwean dairy sector has hit a purple patch recording a 14% growth in dairy production with milk volumes rising to 91.4 million li [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Uganda to export 300 tonnes of beef to Egypt monthly
UGANDA – Uganda has made its second beef export to Egypt shipping 300 tonnes of beef through the Entebbe International Airport, marking an importa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 13-Jul-2023
Kenya eyes to export tea, meat, coffee to Iran
KENYA – Kenya is seeking to increase the meat, tea and coffee export market in Iran through renewed trade cooperation in an agreement set to correct the trade imbalance between t [...]
Agriculture LivestockCountry: Kenya
Region: Africa
Date: 13-Jul-2023
IBL Group pursues 11% additional shares in US$41.7m Naivas deal
KENYA – Naivas Supermarket (Naivas), the largest supermarket chain in Kenya, is set to change its management from local owners to foreign investor [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Jul-2023
Kenya National Assembly Agriculture Committee nullifies majority shareholding of farmers in privatized sugar mills
KENYA – Private investors in the Kenyan sugar sector are breathing a sigh of relief after the National Assembly Agriculture Committee rejected the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Jul-2023
Tanzania signs pact with Netherlands to adopt e-phytosanitary certification system
TANZANIA – Tanzania has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Netherlands to enhance electronic certification processes for the sani [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Jul-2023
Egypt launches 4-year programme to boost sustainbaility in acquaculture
EGYPT – Egyptian World Fish Center, WorldFish, has launched a 4-year research program aimed at increasing the use of renewable energy in the aquac [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Jul-2023
Kenyan farmers benefits from subsidized artificial insemination program to boost dairy farming
KENYA – About 3,800 Kenyan dairy farmers in Kirinyaga County have benefited from subsidized Artificial Insemination (AI) services that seek to upg [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Jul-2023
Stakeholders chart way forward for sustainable millet production
Tribune Online Stakeholders chart way forward for sustainable millet production Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on the need to explore the untapped opportunitie [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Uganda Breweries Limited appoints new members to its board
UGANDA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), a subsidiary of East Africa’s alcohol beverage giant, East African Breweries Limited (EABL), has announced the retirement of its Direct [...]
Country: Uganda
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Zimbabwe commissions new milk collection centre
ZIMBABWE – Dairy farmers in Zimbabwe are excited to welcome the commissioning of the Doonside milk collection centre in Mutorashanga which is set to help overcome milk handling c [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Danone SA launches Women in Dairy programme to tackle food security
SOUTH AFRICA – South African-based multinational dairy corporation, Danone SA, has launched the Women in Dairy Programme aimed to tackle the issue of food security in the country [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Arla Foods, Blue Ocean Closures joins forces to develop fibre-based caps for carton milk packs
DENMARK – Danish dairy giant, Arla Foods, has partnered with Blue Ocean Closures, a Swedish start-up specializing in sustainable closures, to develop a new cap made from biodegra [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Denmark
Region: Europe
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Stakeholders Identify Challenges In Cowpea, Sorghum Cultivation In South West
Stakeholders in agricultural sector have identified some challenges facing farmers in the cultivation of cowpea and sorghum in the South-West zone of the country. The stakeholders [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Angolan company PiedadeBaptistas spearheads country’s coffee industry revival
ANGOLA – PiedadeBaptistas, a prominent Angolan company, is set to revolutionize the country’s coffee industry with its ambitious plans for expansion and rejuvenation by establi [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Angola
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Stoli Group promotes CFO Chris Caldwell to be global CEO
USA – Leading ultra-premium spirits and wines company, Stoli Group, has made significant leadership changes in its business, appointing CFO Chris Caldwell to replace Damian McKin [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: United States
Region: North America
Date: 11-Jul-2023