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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Pay Displaced, Foreign White Farmers
[VOA] Harare, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwe's government said Wednesday it will compensate foreign investors who lost assets in the country's controversial land reforms in the early 2000s b [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Rwanda: Food Poisoning - Recognising Risks and Ensuring Safety
[New Times] Food poisoning is an illness that people get after consuming some food or drinks that may be contaminated. It commonly occurs due to germs present in the food or drink. [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Zimbabwe: Increase in Oil Seed Crops Hectarage Reduces Imports
[The Herald] Zimbabwe will be processing more than half its cooking oil this year from local seed, with the hectarage of oil seed crops more than doubling from 200 000 hectares to [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Africa: High Time for Africa to Ensure Food Sovereignty - AUC
[Ethiopian Herald] The African Union Commission (AUC) stresses Africa's need to achieve food sovereignty by utilizing the African Continental Free Trade Area to cut 100 billion USD [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Nigeria: Chef Dammy Is Back! Begins Professional Culinary Training in Lagos
[Premium Times] Almost 20 months after she attempted the Guinness World Record for the longest individual cooking marathon, Chef Dammy has made a grand return to the spotlight! [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Nigeria: A Decade After, Farming Activities Return to Batsari and Safana, By Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed
[Premium Times] Perhaps the most telling sign of progress was the visible presence of the Katsina State Community Watch Corps and civilian JTF personnel stationed at strategic poin [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Somalia: Somali Minister of Agriculture Leads Delegation At World Agriculture Conference in Italy, Secures Key Agricultural Development Projects
[Radio Dalsan] The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Abdi Hayir Maareeye, led a high-level delegation to the World Agricultur [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Nigeria: MSF Treats 357,000 Malnourished Children in Northern Nigeria in 2024
[Premium Times] MSF noted a significant increase in the number of children suffering from malnutrition, with the rise in admissions serving as evidence. [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Africa: Worldwide, Carbon-Rich Peatlands are Dangerously Under-Protected - New Study
[Wildlife Conservation Society] New York -- Report is the first to comprehensively assess the global conservation status of peatlands, which store more carbon than all the world's [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Africa: President Pushes for Innovation to Champion Africa's Food Security
[Ethiopian Herald] President Taye Atske-Selassie emphasized the critical need for innovative solutions and collaborative African efforts to achieve a prosperous, food-secure, and c [...]
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
South Africa: Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease at Durban School - South African News Briefs - February 13, 2025
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Date: 13-Feb-2025
Hain Celestial cuts full-year sales outlook as Q2 sales plunges 9%
USA – Hain Celestial has revised its full-year sales outlook downward after reportin [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
DSM-Firmenich to sell its stake in Feed Enzymes Alliance for US$1.6 billion
SWITZERLAND – DSM-Firmenich is selling its share in the Feed Enzymes Alliance to [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Moroccan-Norwegian firm invests US$21M in marine aquaculture in Safi
MOROCCO – Alta Mar, a Moroccan-Norwegian company specializing in the breeding of hig [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Nigeria, Israel to establish joint commission to address agriculture, food security issues
NIGERIA – Nigeria and Israel are working on setting up a joint commission to enhance [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Onix Orange takes top spot at Fruit Logistica 2025
GERMANY – The Onix orange from AMFRESH has been crowned the winner of the Fruit Logi [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Burkina Faso introduces new financing plan to boost cashew processing
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso’s Dumu Ka Fa Fund (DKF), which finances the agropastor [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Morocco expands citrus market with business mission to Japan
MOROCCO – Morocco is aiming to increase its presence in the Japanese citrus mark [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
DP World’s US$80M Sokhna Logistics Park nears completion
EGYPT – DP World has made significant progress in constructing the US$80 million [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Trump’s import tariffs shake greenhouse construction industry
USA – The greenhouse construction industry is bracing for significant changes as [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Mackle Food to invest US$7.8M in automation to expand its factory
UK – The UK’s Mackle Food Company, a UK snacks group, has unveiled a £ 6.3 mil [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Angola: Bié Province Agricultural Potential Arouses Zimbabwe's Interest
[ANGOP] Cuito -- The ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to Angola, Thando Madzvamuse, on Monday expressed his country's interest in investing in the agriculture sector in the p [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Sudan: WFP Cash Support Project 'To Target Five North Darfur Localities', Bombing in El Fasher Continues
[Dabanga] The Humanitarian Aid Commissioner in North Darfur, Abbas Yousef, yesterday announced that the cash support project of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) is targeting five [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Malawi: Amid Growing Food Insecurity, Malawians Favour Alternatives to Affordable Inputs Programme
[Afrobarometer] Strong majority favour providing inputs loans through farmers' clubs. [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025
Ethiopia: Earthquake-Displaced Pastoralists in Afar Region Reject Relocation, Cite Unsuitable Conditions At Proposed Site
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Pastoralists displaced by recurring earthquakes in the Awash Fentale district of the Afar region and sheltering at the Daido site in Amibara distric [...]
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Date: 12-Feb-2025