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Zimbabwe: Why Food and Agriculture Should Be At the Centre of COP30 Agenda
[IPS] Agroecology strengthens food sovereignty by encouraging local production and consumption. --Elizabeth Mpofu, Zimbabwean farmer [...]
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Date: 18-Nov-2025
Liberia: Nafaa Launches 2025 World Fisheries Day Debate, Pushes Youth Participation in Liberia's Blue Economy
[Liberian Investigator] Capitol Hill -- J. Cyrus Saygbe Sr.; Ambassador Nona DEPREZ, Head of Delegation of the European Union in Liberia; students of the University of Liberia Fish [...]
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Date: 18-Nov-2025
Botswana: Precision Farming Challenge to Operators
[Botswana Daily News] Lotlhakane East -- Lack of knowledge on the use of precision farming implements such as the technologically advanced planters by self-taught operators has bee [...]
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Date: 18-Nov-2025
MBRF Posts US$7.7 Billion Revenue and US$645 Million Core Earnings Despite Profit Drop
BRAZIL – Brazilian food processing company MBRF reported quarterly results that exceeded analysts’ expectations for net revenue and core earnings, marking its first res [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Yalelo opens first Kenyan retail outlet in Mathare
KENYA – Yalelo Kenya has opened its first retail outlet in Mathare in Nairobi as the company moves to respond to ongoing shortages and unstable supply in the country’s [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Australia welcomes Trump’s removal of beef tariffs, seeks more relief
AUSTRALIA – Australia has cautiously received the United States decision to lift tariffs on beef, signalling that while the move reduces pressure on its exporters, the go [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Nkoko Nketenkete project begins as Ghana targets rapid poultry production
GHANA – President John Dramani Mahama has kicked off the Nkoko Nketenkete Project, a new government programme aimed at expanding poultry production by placing birds direc [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Astral Foods posts revenue of about US$1.32B as profit climbs in FY2025
SOUTH AFRICA – Astral Foods Limited reported group revenue of roughly US$1.32 billion for the year ending 30 September 2025, representing a 10.4 percent increase driven l [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
African Originals expands KO gin cocktail line with new flavors
KENYA – African Originals (AO) has expanded its KO gin portfolio with the introdu [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Ghana’s Food and Beverage Association warns of rising sugar, rice smuggling crisis
GHANA – The Food and Beverages Association of Ghana (FABAG) has issued a strong [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Trump administration exempts key food, beverage imports from broad U.S. tariff measures
USA – U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that several food and beverage p [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Peet’s Coffee appoints Stuart Heflin as new President
USA – Peet’s Coffee has appointed Stuart Heflin as its newPresident, marking a [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Mozambique’s new sesame facility to process 20,000 tonnes per year
Mozambique ranks as Africa’s fifth-largest sesame exporter, behind Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania and Ethiopia. While the raw product is mostly shipped in unprocessed form, the governm [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Ghana to invest US$500 million to boost its palm oil industry
Ghana plans to invest US$500 million to boost its palm oil industry and reduce dependence on imports. The government disclosed the plan in its 2026 Budget and Economic Policy State [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Senegal to strengthen its plant protection system with new drones
Senegal’s Plant Protection Directorate (DPV) received six “new-generation” drones for surveillance and phytosanitary operations. This is the first time the DPV has used drone [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Kenya studies Geographic Indication for tea to boost global market value
Kenya is conducting a feasibility study to assess whether specific tea production zones could benefit from a Geographical Indication (GI), a protected designation used internationa [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Namibia: Mines Chamber Urges Rail Upgrade to Ease Road Damage
[Namibian] The Chamber of Mines of Namibia has urged the government to invest in the country's railway network to reduce the growing damage on national roads caused by heavy mining [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2025
Namibia: Ngurare Praises Vocational Trainees for Helping to Build School Hostel
[Namibian] A group of young technical and vocational education and training (TVET) trainees and graduates are building a new 128-bed school hostel at Neyuva Combined School in Kava [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
South Africa: Withdrawing of Infrastructure Grant a Setback for the Eastern Cape Education Department, Committee Chair
[Parliament of South Africa] The Select Committee on Education, Sciences and the Creative Industries has called on the Eastern Cape Department of Education to respond to the shocki [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 17-Nov-2025
Liberia: Armfa General Assembly Opens in Monrovia With 35 Countries Participating
[Liberian Observer] Liberia on Monday achieved a historic milestone as it formally opened the African Road Maintenance Funds Association (ARMFA) General Assembly in Monrovia, bring [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Liberia: U.S.$300k Bridge Insight in Kpelekpalah
[Liberian Observer] Citizens of Kpelekpalah and several surrounding communities are set to experience long-awaited relief after Bong County District #3 Representative Josiah Marvin [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Nigeria: Fire Razes Yam Flour Firm, Printing Press in Kwara
[Leadership] Two fire incidents in Ilorin, Kwara State on Friday and yesterday completely razed a yam flour company and a printing press. [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Nigeria: Health Groups Back NAFDAC's Ban On Sachet Alcohol
[Premium Times] The transition period ends in December 2025. Despite this concession, they said several manufacturers continued production in defiance of the directive [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025
Kenya: New Livestock Vaccination Rollout Aims to Raise Productivity and Farmer Earnings
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines (GALVmed) has partnered with the Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA) and the Ministry of Agriculture i [...]
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Date: 17-Nov-2025