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Stakeholders chart way forward for sustainable millet production
Tribune Online Stakeholders chart way forward for sustainable millet production Stakeholders in the agricultural sector have called on the need to explore the untapped opportunitie [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Uganda Breweries Limited appoints new members to its board
UGANDA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL), a subsidiary of East Africa’s alcohol beverage giant, East African Breweries Limited (EABL), has announced the retirement of its Direct [...]
Country: Uganda
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Zimbabwe commissions new milk collection centre
ZIMBABWE – Dairy farmers in Zimbabwe are excited to welcome the commissioning of the Doonside milk collection centre in Mutorashanga which is set to help overcome milk handling c [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Zimbabwe
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Danone SA launches Women in Dairy programme to tackle food security
SOUTH AFRICA – South African-based multinational dairy corporation, Danone SA, has launched the Women in Dairy Programme aimed to tackle the issue of food security in the country [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: South Africa
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Arla Foods, Blue Ocean Closures joins forces to develop fibre-based caps for carton milk packs
DENMARK – Danish dairy giant, Arla Foods, has partnered with Blue Ocean Closures, a Swedish start-up specializing in sustainable closures, to develop a new cap made from biodegra [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Denmark
Region: Europe
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Stakeholders Identify Challenges In Cowpea, Sorghum Cultivation In South West
Stakeholders in agricultural sector have identified some challenges facing farmers in the cultivation of cowpea and sorghum in the South-West zone of the country. The stakeholders [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Angolan company PiedadeBaptistas spearheads country’s coffee industry revival
ANGOLA – PiedadeBaptistas, a prominent Angolan company, is set to revolutionize the country’s coffee industry with its ambitious plans for expansion and rejuvenation by establi [...]
Agriculture Food & BeverageCountry: Angola
Region: Africa
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Stoli Group promotes CFO Chris Caldwell to be global CEO
USA – Leading ultra-premium spirits and wines company, Stoli Group, has made significant leadership changes in its business, appointing CFO Chris Caldwell to replace Damian McKin [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: United States
Region: North America
Date: 11-Jul-2023
Nestlé starts talks with potential suiters of peanut-allergy business Palforzia
SWITZERLAND – Nestlé, the global food and beverage conglomerate, is reportedly engaged in discussions with London-based Stallergenes Greer to divest its peanut-allergy business, [...]
Food & BeverageCountry: Switzerland
Region: Europe
Date: 11-Jul-2023
NGO Flags Off Coconut Festival In Badagry, Plants 500 Seedlings
An NGO, African Coconut Heritage Initiative (AGUNKEFEST) has flagged off coconut festival with planting of 500 seedlings in schools and other places in Badagry. Speaking shortly af [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jul-2023
Ministry Receives 1000 Free Seedlings From Morizbo Forestry Concept
The government of Anambra state, through the state ministry of environment, recently received 1000 seedlings of guava, orange, step trees, and African tulip from Mr. Vincent Chu [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jul-2023
2023 Farming Season: Maikalangu Distributes Farming Inputs To Over 500 AMAC
The Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), in the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Honourable Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has urged farmers in t [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 08-Jul-2023
Gambia: FAO Backs PPR Vaccination Campaign in 10 Districts
[The Point] The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation through the Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change in The Gambia Project (AACCP) and in collaboration with th [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 06-Jul-2023
BUA Foods to maintain rice prices across Nigeria
BUA restates commitment to supporting local rice farmers for food security in Nigeria. The post BUA Foods to maintain rice prices across Nigeria appeared first on Premium Times Ni [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Nasarawa women farmers seek increase in budgetary allocation
Tribune Online Nasarawa women farmers seek increase in budgetary allocation A coalition of women farmers in Nasarawa State has urged the state government to evolve policies, includ [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Kogi state: NIWA donates N5m, food items to flood victims
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), on Tuesday donated N5 million and assorted food items to the 2022 flood victims in Kogi state. The Managing Director of the authorit [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Rwanda: Govt Repeals Coffee Zoning Policy
[New Times] The Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources on Thursday, June 15 issued new instructions repealing Rwanda's coffee zoning policy, which was first implemented in 20 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Nigeria: How New Irrigation Technology Is Helping Farmers Rebuild Their Lives
[ICRC] For over two decades, violent clashes and their aftermath in Plateau State have displaced thousands and led to the loss of hundreds of lives. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Africa: Linturi Roots for Research-Led Interventions to Enhance Food Security in Africa
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithuka Linturi has called for increased investment in research and innovation to enhance food security in the continent. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Nigeria: UN Allocates $20m to Ramp Up Food Security in Nigeria
[Vanguard] The United Nations (UN) has allocated $20 million dollars to urgently ramp up the response to the alarming food security and nutrition crisis in the north-east of Nigeri [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Tanzania: MPs Demand Scrapping Exemption On Imported Crude Palm Oil
[Daily News] Dodoma -- MINISTER for Finance and Planning, Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has dropped a hint on plans for East African Community Common External Tariff (EAC CET) on scrapping of [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Malawi: U.S.$2.6 Billion Secured From Afrexim Bank for Mega Farms, Development Projects
[Nyasa Times] President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera arrives home from Ghana with US$2.6 billion (K2.6 trillion) which he has successfully secured from Afrexim Bank to finance cons [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Agriculture and food as Africa’s economic engine
Africa is leveraging its huge small-scale farming community to grow its agrifood sector and provide additional jobs for a ballooning population expected to double by 2050. Some 290 [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Southern African Food Systems Transformation Alliance launches
Today the Southern African Food Systems Transformation Alliance celebrates its official launch at the Johannesburg Country Club. Companies such as Unilever and Freshmark Systems, r [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Jun-2023
Agricultural Program Empower Farmers In Anambra State Communities
The Agricultural Transformation Agenda Support Program Phase-One (ATASP-1), Adani-Omor Zonal Staple Crops Processing Implementation Unit, has donated different agricultural enhance [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 16-Jun-2023