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Lagos State Vaccinates Over 12000 Cattle, Trains Stakeholders
The Lagos State Government has vaccinated a total of 12,115 animals to prevent further outbreaks of anthrax diseases in Lagos State, Southwestern, Nigeria. The Commissioner for Min [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Don Advocates Artificial Insemination In Cattle For Food Security
A Don, Prof. Hassan Mai has called for the adoption of Artificial Insemination (AI) on local cattle to improve animal breeding and nutrition to boost food security in Nigeria. Mai, [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Tata Group owned online grocery store BigBasket eyes profitability in 6-9 months
INDIA – BigBasket, a prominent online grocery store in India owned by Tata Group, aims to achieve profitability in six to nine months, according [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
UN calls for overhaul of regulations for food, commodity traders to address overcharge concerns
USA – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has raised concerns that some of the largest food traders are bypassing exis [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Rwanda police to crack down on liquor stores illegally operating as bars
RWANDA – Rwanda National Police has announced a crackdown on liquor stores and groceries in Kigali that have unlawfully transformed into bars, cau [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Fairtrade announces 2023 Global Awards winners
KENYA – In a groundbreaking inaugural event, Fairtrade has unveiled the winners of the 2023 Fairtrade Global Awards, celebrating businesses that a [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
EU-backed program MARK-UP II launches to boost East African coffee exports to Europe
TANZANIA- The European Union-supported Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARK-UP) has noted a double increase in East Africa’s coffee export earnin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Instacart unveils innovative grocery delivery package for post-operative and post-partum patients
USA – Instacart, the leading grocery technology company in North America, is rolling out a new program aimed at providing support for patients af [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Coca-Cola India launches new 100% recycled PET bottles to support World Without Waste Initiative
INDIA- Coca-Cola bottling partners in India, Moon Beverages Limited and SLMG Beverages Limited, have launched 100% recycled polyethylene terephthala [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Kenya sugar production to normalize as milling operations resume
KENYA- Sugar production is set to normalize following the Agriculture and Food Authority’s (AFA) decision to lift the ban it had imposed on millin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Oct-2023
Plant Virologist Wants Seed Systems Strengthened For Productivity
A plant virologist, Dr James Legg, says strengthening seed systems for vegetatively-propagated crops, VPCs, is paramount in enhancing food productivity in Nigeria. Legg stated this [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Feed Nigeria Summit Set To Host Agribusiness Clinic
The Feed Nigeria Summit is set to host an agribusiness investment clinic as part of efforts to make investment opportunities known to members of the investor community who take kee [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Borlaug International Dialogue Announces Keynote Speaker
The World Food Prize Foundation has announced the Director General of Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, Hon. Qu Dongyu as the special keynote speaker in the Norman E. Borlaug [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners pumps US$38M into Wakefield Plant expansion
UK – Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has announced plans to invest £31 million (US$ 37.81m) in its Wakefield manufacturing site, aiming to expand [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Symrise unveils Enhanced Naturals Spark in Singapore to advance natural product innovation
SINGAPORE – Symrise Asia Pacific, a global leader in flavor and fragrance, has announced its latest stride in the realm of naturalness innovation [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Government commits to bolster dairy industry with cooling, storage infrastructure investments
KENYA – Kenya’s Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Cabinet Secretary (CS) Mithika Linturi have unveiled ambitious government plans to boost t [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 30-Sep-2023
Agency Bags Public Service Award For Environmental Technology
The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, will be honoured with the best Federal MDA in the use of Environmental Sustainable Technology Imp [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Nigeria Seeks Innovative Solutions To Water, Sanitation Sector
The federal government has called for more innovative solutions that will reposition the water resources and sanitation sector in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bol [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
ACReSAL Moves To Recover Lost Landscapes In Kano
Dr Dahiru Hashim, the Kano State coordinator of the Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes, ACReSAL, Dr Dahiru Hashim, said that the project is to recover and restore los [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Expert Advocates Best Preservative Skill For Post Havest
The Director of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Daniel Abarshi, Bauchi State, North Eastern, Nigeria, has urged farmers to adopt best preserv [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Minister to Partner With Italian Government On Sustainable Development
The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike, says the administration would partner with the Republic of Italy on sustainable city tourism and agri [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Government Plan Synergy With Research Institute On Agriculture
Authority of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has hinted on it plan to strengthen synergy with agricultural research institutes across the country to re [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Unilever to provide compensation to tea pickers for 2007 plantation attacks
KENYA – Unilever has agreed to make voluntary payments to 77 former tea pickers who worked on one of its Kenyan plantations, Unilever Tea Kenya, d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Kenya faces impending sugar shortage as imports fall short
KENYA – Kenya is on the brink of a sugar shortage, with prices expected to rise in the coming months, primarily due to a severe deficit of sugar i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023
Ofi expands dairy production in Malaysia by doubling functional ingredients output
MALAYSIA – Olam Food Ingredients (Ofi) has unveiled an expansion of its dairy production facility and Ingredient Excellence Center (IEC) located i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 29-Sep-2023