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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Uganda: NEMA Raids Rakai Farms, Destroys Crops, Arrests Farmers Over Wetland Encroachment
[Nile Post] The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), in collaboration with the police, has launched a series of surprise raids on farms in wetlands and along the shore [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Govt Hands Over 12,367 Bags of Rice to Sokoto
[Premium Times] The Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, said the gesture to Sokoto State was part of a presidential initiative to support states in cushioning t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Govt Hands Over 24,180 Bags of Maize, Garri to Akwa Ibom
[Premium Times] NEMA advises that the food items should be shared in the communities through properly constituted committees at the local government levels. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Sep-2024
BAK Food Equipment appoints Sam Collup as Regional Sales Manager for Southeastern territory
USA – BAK Food Equipment, an equipment supplier in the food industry, has named S [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Valeo Foods expands in Eastern Europe with acquisition of I.D.C. Holding
IRELAND – Valeo Foods Group, one of Europe’s leading producers of sweets, snack [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Diageo partners with innovators to boost agricultural resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa
UK – Diageo, a British multinational alcoholic beverage company, has announced a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Cal-Maine Foods invests US$6.75M in New York-based egg product firm Crepini LLC
USA – Cal-Maine Foods has announced a US$6.75 million investment in Crepini LLC, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Monster Energy expands non-carbonated portfolio with launch of Rehab Monster Green Tea
USA – Monster Energy has expanded its non-carbonated beverage offerings with the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Radico Khaitan expands Rampur Jugalbandi range with two new single malt whisky editions
UK – Radico Khaitan Limited, one of India’s largest Indian-made foreign liquor [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Oshi expands U.S. presence with launch at Lucha Cantina, Illinois
USA – Israeli plant based salmon company Oshi, known for its innovative plant-bas [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Shoprite reports 12% gross profit in 2024 full year financials
SOUTH AFRICA – Shoprite Holdings (JSE: SHP), the South African retail giant, has [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Sponsorship & Exhibition open for AFMASS Food Manufacturing Expo events in Africa 2025
Sign up to Sponsor/Exhibit at upcoming AFMASS Food Manufacturing Expo editions in Afri [...]
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Date: 11-Sep-2024
Sainsbury’s launches AI-powered self-checkouts to streamline shopping experience
UK – Sainsbury’s, the second-largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Special Report - Classrooms in Shambles: Sorry State of Ibadan's Forgotten Schools
[Premium Times] I.M.G. Primary Schools has four separate schools in the same compound: Primary Schools 1, 2, and 3 and Alafia Basic School. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Maiduguri Dam Collapse Represents Failure in Governance - RDI
[Vanguard] The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has linked the collapse of the Alau Dam in Borno and inundation of farmlands and hundreds of homes in Maiduguri, the Borno Stat [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Africa: Mixed Fortunes for Africa's Rapid Urbanization -- Report
[IPS] Bulawayo, Zimbabwe -- A new report says African cities will record rapid urbanization in the next decade, creating a mixed bag of socio-economic opportunities and challenges [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Africa: Africa Food Systems Forum 2024 - Mobilising Resources for a Sustainable Future
[New Times] The Africa Food Systems Forum 2024, held in Kigali, Rwanda, brought together leaders, innovators, and stakeholders from across the continent to discuss one of the most [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: 931 Cattle Die of Starvation
[The Herald] Government has scaled up measures to reduce the impact of drought on livestock and save the 2, 8 million cattle that are at risk of dying this year as 931 beasts have [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Nigeria Health Watch to Host Nutrition Forum On Addressing Coordination Bottlenecks for Improved Nutrition Outcomes
[Nigeria Health Watch] In response to the ongoing challenges in achieving better nutrition outcomes in Nigeria, Nigeria Health Watch is organising a Nutrition Forum titled Addressi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Nigeria: 27% of Children in Two Zamfara Communities Are Malnourished - MSF
[Premium Times] Of the 97,149 children screened in 21 different urban and rural locations, 27 per cent were found to be suffering from acute malnutrition. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: Smallholder Tobacco Farmers Defying Odds
[The Herald] Smallholder farmers, constituting 60 percent of beneficiaries of the Government's fast-track land reform programme, continue defying odds and leading in tobacco farmin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: 'Adopt Recommended Seedbed Practices'
[The Herald] Kutsaga Research is calling on farmers to adopt recommended seedbed practices, if they are to get high tobacco yield such as 4 500kg per hectare. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Federal Govt Targets 500,000 Smallholder Farmers in South-South With New Agric Initiative
[Leadership] The federal government has launched an ambitious agricultural initiative, "Project Earn From The Soil," targeting over 500,000 smallholder farmers, fisherfolk, agribus [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Africa: Rwanda Woos Investors to Inject $1.7bn Into Major Agriculture Opportunities At Concluded Africa Food Systems Forum
[New Times] From avocado to chilli, to poultry, Rwanda has highlighted major agricultural and livestock opportunities that need over $1.68 billion in investment, with greater poten [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Govt Says Brass Fertiliser Project Has Reached Final Stage With Signing of $3.3bn Industrial Park Deal
[This Day] Abuja -- The federal government yesterday announced that the take-off of the Brass Fertiliser Petrochemical Company Limited (BFPCL) was at its final stages, stressing th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Sep-2024