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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Lesotho: Lesotho Receives UN Support for People Affected By Drought
[OCHA] As Lesotho faces a worsening food security crisis, Reena Ghelani, the Assistant Secretary-General and Climate Crisis Coordinator for El Niño and La Niña, accompanied by An [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: More Research Needed for Free Range Poultry Production
[The Herald] Edgar Vhera -- Stakeholders at the just ended 114th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS) have called on researchers to dig deeper and incorporate desirable [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: State Expands Rice Cultivation to 149,000 Hectares
[Ethiopian Herald] The Amhara State Agriculture Bureau has announced that 149,000 hectares of land are being cultivated with rice this Meher production season. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
Africa: Agra 2024 Report Out - Harnessing the Private Sector for Food Systems Transformation in Africa
[Independent (Kampala)] Kigali -- The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched its 2024 Africa Agriculture Status Report that highlights the transformative rol [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Herders/Farmers Clashes - I'm Ready to Support FG Find Lasting Solution - Emir Sanusi
[Vanguard] Kano -- The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has on Tuesday, expressed his readiness to extend hand of help and support to the Federal government to find a lastin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
Nigeria: Nigeria Must Tackle Malnutrition, Food Insecurity - Gates
[Leadership] Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has urged Nigerian leaders to prioritize tackling malnutrition and food insecurity as part of Nigeria's development agenda. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
Ethiopia: Ministry Boosts Fertilizer Supply With New Procurement System
[Ethiopian Herald] Aims for greater agricultural productivity [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
Somalia: Planting Hope - How an EU-Funded Agriculture Project Is Lifting Up Farmers in Somalia
[WFP] Agriculture is gaining ground even in the driest parts of the traditionally pastoral East African country [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 05-Sep-2024
AlaTrade unveils new US$2.8M chicken paw facility in Phenix City
USA – AlaTrade has initiated a new chicken paw heat-treating project at its Phenix City [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya Meat Commission partners with Tushop, aim to penetrate Kenyan market more
KENYA – Tushop, a prominent e-commerce platform in Kenya, has announced a significant p [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Bühler Group expands in Germany with acquisition of Esau & Hueber
GERMANY – Swiss technology group Bühler has successfully completed the acquisition of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
KTDA to set minimum quality standards to enhance Kenyan tea competitiveness
KENYA – The Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) is considering the implementation of mi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Jarvis Products Kenya unveils Pneumatic Stunner for humane cattle slaughter
KENYA – Jarvis Products Kenya, a subsidiary of Jarvis Products Corp., has introduced a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Bettcher Industries announces availability of meat Grasselli Skinners
USA – Bettcher Industries, a subsidiary of Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, has unv [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
GeoSalmo appoints new Executive Chairman, former Salmon Evolution CEO Håkon André Berg
ICELAND – GeoSalmo, the Icelandic land-based salmon farming company, has announced the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya lowers tariff on UK alcohol following trade dispute resolution
KENYA – Kenya has agreed to lower the tariff on UK-made alcohol from 35 percent to 25 p [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
EABL plans to acquire full ownership of Uganda Breweries Limited
KENYA – East African Breweries Ltd (EABL) has announced its intention to increase its s [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Ferrero introduces plant-based Nutella to European markets
UK – Ferrero, the global confectionery giant, has officially launched a plant-based ver [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Morocco: Post-Quake Road Reconstruction in Al Haouz - Economic Momentum On Track
[MAP] Ouirgane (Al Haouz) -- Driven by sustained efforts to rebuild and rehabilitate the road network damaged by the Al-Haouz earthquake, economic activity has returned to normal, [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Angola: US-Backed Angola Rail Plan Gets $200m From Regional Development Bank
[Daba Finance] TLDR [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Morocco: Al Haouz - One Year After Earthquake, Healthcare Back On Track
[MAP] Al Haouz -- A year after the earthquake, the province of Al-Haouz is experiencing sustained momentum across various sectors, including healthcare, driven by a series of proje [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya: Nairobi CBD Set for Major Overhaul Under Sakaja's New Initiative
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja has announced an ambitious Central Business District (CBD) revitalization program aimed at giving the city center a much-nee [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Africa: UN Deputy Chief Appeals for Global Solidarity As Crises Roil East Africa
[UN News] Spotlighting crises roiling parts of eastern Africa, the UN deputy chief concluded a regional visit in Adré, Chad, on Friday, calling for global solidarity to tackle fam [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Zimbabwe: Wheat Farmers Urged to Activate Fire Prevention Measures As Harvest Draw Near
[The Herald] The Environmental Management Agency (EMA) has urged farmers to implement robust fire suppression measures during the veld fire restrictions period and ahead of the upc [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024
Kenya: Portable Pasteurizer Keeps Milk Disease-Free for Kenyan, Rwandan Dairy Farmers
[VOA] Nairobi -- Kenyan officials have long pushed for milk to be pasteurized before it reaches the marketplace, but much of the milk sold is not pasteurized because small-scale ve [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 04-Sep-2024