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Madagascar: Madagascar's Mining Rush Has Caused No More Deforestation Than Farming - New Study
[The Conversation Africa] If tens of thousands of miners turned up in the middle of a protected rainforest to mine for sapphires, you might expect that to cause lots of deforestati [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Govt Designates Wheat Stover As Livestock Feed
[The Herald] Experts in livestock farming have urged farmers to capitalise on last season's record wheat crop and harvest the stova left behind for use as feed for their animals to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Local Cattle Breeder Donates Semen
[The Herald] Agriculture Specialist Writer [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: 'All Seed Cotton to Be in Ginneries By Mid-October'
[The Herald] The Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco) has assured farmers that all seed cotton housed at common buying points (CBPs) will be moved to ginneries by mid-October while [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Zimbabwe: Food Festival to Foster Social Cohesion
[The Herald] The second edition of the Food Festival Zimbabwe to be held at First Capital Bank Sports Club in Harare on October 26 promises to unite people from different walks of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
East Africa: East Africa to Gain As India Lifts Ban On Rice Exports
[Business Day Africa] India's decision to lift the ban on non-basmati rice exports is expected to benefit East African countries, which rely heavily on imports to meet their consum [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Ghana: Increasing Food Prices Drive Inflation to 21.5 Percent in September
[Ghanaian Times] The country's year-on-year inflation rose to 21.5 per cent in September from 20.4 per cent in August, driven by the surge in the price food. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Liberia: Food Scarcity in Liberia - How Women Who Run Households Cope
[The Conversation Africa] Liberia, with a population of just over 5.6 million people, is one of the world's ten poorest countries, with a GDP per capita of US$662.50. The lingering [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Africa: Is Crop Diversity Our Lifeline Against The Climate Crisis?
[allAfrica] Nairobi, Kenya -- Crop diversity presents an opportunity to address some of the most pressing issues Africa faces today, such as climate impacts, biodiversity loss, and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 03-Oct-2024
Tate & Lyle partners with Enel North America in long-term renewable energy agreement
USA – Tate & Lyle PLC, a global leader in food and beverage ingredient solutions, ha [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Mowi ASA targets growth with plans for 20% increase in salmon production
NORWAY – Mowi ASA, the world’s largest salmon farming company, is aiming to boost its [...]
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Date: 01-Oct-2024
PureFinest expands into Africa with launch of organic vitamin, vitality beverages
NIGERIA – PureFinest, a subsidiary of Beulah Group Inc., is set to make its debut in the [...]
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Date: 01-Oct-2024
Varun Beverages invests US$50M in production facility in DRC
CONGO – Varun Beverages, one of the largest franchisees of PepsiCo globally, has announc [...]
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Date: 01-Oct-2024
Diageo launches Premium X series spirits for Gen Z in India
INDIA – Diageo-owned McDowell’s & Co has unveiled its new X Series, a premium line [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Indian Beverage Association urges GST reforms for non-alcoholic beverages
INDIA – The Indian Beverage Association (IBA) has called for the rationalisation of the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Rainbow Chicken reports annual revenue of US$814M
SOUTH AFRICA – Rainbow Chicken has published its annual financial report, revealing a re [...]
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Date: 01-Oct-2024
Kenya’s Nandi County trains poultry farmers to enhance production
KENYA – Kenya’s Nandi County Department of Agriculture and Cooperatives Development is [...]
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Date: 01-Oct-2024
US pork exports to South Korea grow by 16% in 2024
KOREA – US pork exports to South Korea totaled 13,674 metric tons in July, marking a 16% [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Liberia: Road Development Stalls
[New Dawn] --In Boakai's first eight months [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Roads Infrastructure in Delta
[This Day] Sapele and Other Places Is Welcome, Writes John Ag -- In the former Mid-West Region, Sapele towered among other towns around. For commerce, it had giants like the Africa [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Ethiopia: Zooming in On Past Lessons to Make Upcoming Tall Order a Success
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has been wallowing in the quagmire of recurrent political turmoil, taking a toll on the nation-building process. Building national consensus on major is [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Kenya: Design of the Proposed JKIA Design By Adani Group
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The proposed design and rationale for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), should the Adani Airport proposal be approved, have emerged. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Angola: Angola Participates in G7 Agriculture Summit in Italy
[ANGOP] Luanda -- An Angolan delegation, headed by the minister of Agriculture and Forestry, António de Assis, is participating in the G7 Agriculture Summit, which began on Thursd [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
South Africa: Top Score Instant Porridge Recalled in South Africa, Namibia After Children Die
[Daily Maverick] Two one-year-olds and a four-year-old died after eating Top Score Instant Maize Porridge on Friday. While investigations are ongoing, porridge producer Namib Mills [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024
Nigeria: Ondo PDP, APC Bicker Over Propriety of N3.5 Billion School Fund Allocation
[Premium Times] Reacting to the allegation, APC said contrary to claims of the opposition party, Governor Aiyedatiwa had prioritised education, allocating N3.5 billion for school r [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 01-Oct-2024