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Nestlé, DSM-Firmenich lead food sector patent applications as Soda producers limit applications
GLOBAL – Swiss food giant Nestlé and ingredients supplier DSM-Firmenich were the most active patent applicants in the food and beverage space for [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Arla introduces sustainability incentives to its farmers as motivation towards emission reduction target
EUROPE – European dairy cooperative, Arla, has introduced a data-driven and science-based points system to its farmer owners in an initiative to [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Dairy Development Authority donates milk equipment to enhance quality milk production
UGANDA – Ugandan government through Dairy Development Authority (DDA) has handed over milk equipment to dairy farmers as part of the cleaner milk [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Technology for quality and efficiency in dairy processing
The UK’s dairy industry is one of the world’s largest and it is experiencing significant growth. While the number of dairy cows has decreased, the yield per cow has increased b [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Nigeria: CBN Disbursed N629 Billion to Farmers Under Anchor Borrowers Programme in 2022
[Premium Times] However, the CBN report did not provide further details on the pattern of lending and farmers' compliance with the loan repayments. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Africa: Africa Needs New Generation of Farmers - Obasanjo
[Ghanaian Times] The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for a new generation of farmers for Africa if the continent desires to resolve the yawning gap of fo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Uganda: South Sudan, Uganda Yet to Resolve Captured Grains
[Observer] Uganda still has to negotiate with the government of South Sudan for the release of dozens of trucks that were impounded for containing grains contaminated with aflatoxi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Uganda: Uganda Seeks Alternative Markets Following Kenyan Milk Ban
[Nile Post] In the wake of the recent ban imposed by the Kenyan government on Ugandan dairy products, Uganda is now exploring alternative markets for its goods. In an address to th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Aug-2023
Ofi ramps up innovation capabilities in Egypt
EGYPT – Ofi, a global leader in naturally good food and beverage ingredients and solutions, has inaugurated a new herb processing facility in Be [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2023
Kenya to halt powdered milk, fish imports from China in renewed push to boost local production
KENYA – The Kenyan government has revealed its plans to completely halt the importation of powdered milk and fish from China in a move to boost lo [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2023
Mondelēz partners Amcor to build advanced recycling facility in Australia
AUSTRALIA – Mondelēz International, an American multinational confectionery, food, beverage, and snack food company, is boosting plastic recyclin [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2023
Cameroon banana exports drop 10.9% as leading exporter underperforms
CAMEROON – Banana producers operating in Cameroon exported 11,764 tons of the agricultural commodity, a 10.9% year-on-year drop that was largely i [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2023
Tectra Automation celebrates debut sale of its Ctrl X CORE automation system
As a pioneer in industrial automation solutions, Tectra Automation, a Bosch Rexroth Africa Group company, has sold its first Ctrl X CORE PLC to Bagtech International. Bagtech provi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 15-Aug-2023
Several State, Communities May Experience Flooding- NEMA
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, says 19 states and 56 communities across the country are likely to witness heavy rainfall that can lead to flooding within the month [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Coconut Farmers, Processors Seeks FG’s Supports
Dr Nma Okoroji, President, National Coconut Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria, NACOPPMAN, wants the Federal Government’s support in the provision of hybr [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Kebbi Partners IRFDP To Boost Rice, Fish Production
In its drive to boost food security in the country, the government of Kebbi state has disclosed partnership with Integrated Rice and Fish Diversification Project, IRFDP, to improve [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Processed banana products thrills Ugandan market
UGANDA- Ugandan officials from the Banana Industrial Research and Development Center-BIRDC have flagged off the sale of a processed banana product n [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Government seeks unconventional macadamia uses to boost farmers’ earning
KENYA – The state government is exploring alternative macadamia uses amid the oversupply of the crop in the market in a move to boost farmers’ e [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Morocco reaps US$2.7M from vegetable exports to Poland, finds new markets for onions in Senegal
MOROCCO – Morocco vegetable exports to poland in 2022 earned the Maghreb country US$2.7 million in revenue, according to a report by agriculture-f [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Togo unveils 5-year multi-million dollar plan to boost mango, pineapple industries
TOGO – The Republic of Togo has unveiled two separate five-year multi-million dollar plans to boost the growth of the country’s mango and pineap [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Pharmaceutical company Otsuka to set up US$38M food & energy drinks factory in Egypt
EGYPT – Otsuka Pharmaceutical, a leading Japanese manufacturing company, has announced plans to set up a US$39.8 million healthy food and energy d [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Farmers Groan As Fertiliser Price Soars Despite Increased Local Production
[Premium Times] The price increase is despite over $121 million invested by the Nigerian government in the Presidential Fertiliser Initiative (PFI). [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Kenya: Laikipia Residents Cautioned Against Consuming Uninspected Meat
[Capital FM] Laikipia -- Laikipia residents have been cautioned against eating uninspected meat to prevent zoonotic diseases, following an increase in cases of poaching. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Egypt: Dragon Fruit Planting Expands in Sinai
[Egypt Online] The highly-priced dragon fruit is being cultivated in Egypt's Sinai, Youm7 reported on Saturday. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023
Tunisia: Agri-Accelerator Hub in Tunisia, a Good Practice in Providing Decent Jobs for Young People in Rural Areas (FAO)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Agri-accelerator Hub in Tunisia, a programme to support responsible agricultural investment launched with the support of the United Nati [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Aug-2023