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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Nigeria’s state distributes livestock to empower women, boost livestock sector
NIGERIA – Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has begun the distribution of 7,158 goats [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
USDA report reveals ongoing challenges in poultry production
USA – The USDA’s latest January 2025 report highlights a significant drop in broil [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
BASF Group releases preliminary financial figures for full year 2024
GERMANY – The BASF Group has reported preliminary sales of US$69.4 billion for the f [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Bühler to prioritize local supply chains in Africa for 2025 Focus
AFRICA – Bühler Southern Africa, a subsidiary of the food equipment supplier, is se [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Kerry makes exec changes, taps Kelly as CMO, as Calahane and Dillane to lead North America and APMEA regions
IRELAND – Kerry Group has announced the appointment of three senior executives, [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Senegal, Bonifiche Ferraresi to invest US$139M in livestock, agriculture
SENEGAL – Senegal’s Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Livestock, M [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Starbucks honors Ethiopian coffee heritage with new single-origin offering
USA – Starbucks has unveiled its newest single-origin coffee, highlighting Ethiop [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Diageo dismisses Guinness sale speculation amid brand’s growing popularity
UK – Diageo, the global drinks giant behind Guinness, has categorically denied re [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Kenya’s Muwariziki Sugar Millers to build US$11.52M sugar factory in Homabay
KENYA – Muwariziki Sugar Millers Limited has unveiled plans to construct a Kes1.5 [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Costco switch from Pepsi to Coca-Cola in efforts to attract widespread food court visitors
U.S.A – The global retailer Costco has declared it will shift from Pepsi to Coca- [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
South Africa: Livestock Thieves Sought After Six Goats Stolen From a Kraal
[SAPS] - A 34-year-old complainant came to the Police station to report that six goats with the value of R12 000 were stolen from the kraal at his plot in Beaufort Levubu between t [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Nigeria's Malnutrition Crisis Remains a Threat for the Country's Future
[Nigeria Health Watch] Nigeria is confronted with a paradox of food insecurity and widespread malnutrition. Despite Nigeria's abundance of natural resources and expansive agricultu [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
South Africa: Urban Food Gardens Produce More Than Vegetables, They Create Bonds for Young Capetonians - Study
[The Conversation Africa] Urban agriculture takes many forms, among them community, school or rooftop gardens, commercial urban farms, and hydroponic or aquaponic systems. These ac [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Kaduna Ginger Farmers Excluded From Relief Funds After Harvest Losses
[Premium Times] PREMIUM TIMES reported how the farmers lost an estimated N12 billion to a fungal disease epidemic that destroyed their ginger crops. [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Malawi: WFP, World Bank, and Malawi Unite to Combat Food Insecurity
[Nyasa Times] Malawi's fight against hunger has gained momentum with a groundbreaking partnership between the World Food Programme (WFP), the Government of Malawi, and the World Ba [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
South Africa: Cattle Are Drinking Sewage On This Free State Veld
[GroundUp] Sewage treatment has broken down in Maluti-a-Phofung municipality [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Nasarawa Secures $370,000 Agra Grant to Bolster Agric Sector Transformation
[This Day] The Nasarawa State Government has secured a $370,000 grant from the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to bolster transformation in the agricultural sector [...]
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Date: 27-Jan-2025
South Africa’s Red Meat Industry to launch technology transfer campaign to meet Saudi Arabia’s export requirements
SOUTH AFRICA – The red meat industry is initiating a nationwide technology trans [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Nigeria’s state announces plan for US$2M poultry farm in Bosso LGA
NIGERIA – Governor Mohammed Umaru-Bago of Niger State has revealed plans for the con [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Astral Foods launches new Earlybird Farm crumbed chicken range
SOUTH AFRICA – Astral Foods has introduced a new Southern Style Crumbed Chicken [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
United Spirits reports 4.3% profit decline in Q3 amid higher expenses
INDIA – United Spirits Ltd. (USL), a leading beverage alcohol company in India, has [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Delta Corporation reports 1% revenue growth in Q3 2024 amid economic challenges
ZIMBABWE – Delta Corporation, Zimbabwe’s largest beverage producer, has reported a [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Barry Callebaut records 2.7% decrease in sales volume after cocoa prices hikes
SWITZERLAND – Barry Callebaut (BC) in January has recorded 2.7% decrease in sale [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Nestlé invests US$18.8M in AI at KitKat factory in Campbellfield, Victoria
AUSTRALIA – Nestlé Australia has invested A$30m (US$18.8m) to integrate digital and [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025
Chege Kirundi elected new Chairman of Kenya Tea Development Authority
KENYA – The Board of Kenya Tea Development Authority (KTDA) Holdings has elected Che [...]
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Date: 24-Jan-2025