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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
BioSteel expands Canadian operations with new manufacturing facility in Windsor
CANADA – Canadian sports hydration and nutrition company BioSteel has expanded it [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Indian state rations Kingfisher beer amid price dispute with United Breweries
INDIA – Telangana, India’s largest beer-consuming state, has begun rationing su [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Constellation Brands reports 3% rise in net sales despite challenges in wine, spirits segment
USA – Constellation Brands, a leading global beverage alcohol company, has report [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Danish Crown appoints new board
DENMARK – Danish Crown has restructured its leadership and announced significant [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Canadian government to invest US$20M to uplift Quebec’s fishing industry
CANADA – The Canadian government has announced a US$20 million investment to impr [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Standing Ovation partners with Ajinomoto Foods Europe for animal-free casein production
FRANCE – French biotech company Standing Ovation, which specializes in alternativ [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
UK parliament approves research into cultivated meat production
UK – The UK Parliament has approved a research initiative to examine the potentia [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Cemac agricultural export prices decline in Q3 2024
WEST AFRICA – Agricultural export prices in the Cemac region have dropped by 14.3 [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Djibouti: Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Achieves First Profit Milestone Since Launch, Says CEO
[Addis Standard] Takele Uma, CEO of Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway S.C., announced that for the first time since the company's operational launch, it achieved profitability in the last [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Zimbabwe: 5 Die in Maize Meal Tragedy
[The Herald] George Maponga, Masvingo Bureau [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Gambia: Stakeholders Review Progress On Food and Nutrition Security
[Foroyaa] Project 2 of the Program to Strengthen Resilience on Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2-P2RS) has hosted a two-day working session in Jenoi, in the Lower Rive [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
South Africa: SA Regulator Urges ARC to Sell Fresh Produce Unit Over Market Control
[Daba Finance] TLDR [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Kenya: Agriculture Is Boring, I Will Make It Cool for the Youth - CS Nominee Kagwe
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Agriculture Cabinet Secretary nominee Mutahi Kagwe has emphasized the need to centralize the agriculture sector to maximize farmers' profits and attract the [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Nigeria: 26 Million Nigerians Face Acute Hunger
[The Conversation Africa] Food security in Nigeria is at a critical point and needs urgent attention. Over 26 million people out of an estimated population of 229.5 million faced a [...]
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Date: 14-Jan-2025
Barentz appoints Derk Jan Terhorst as group CEO
NETHERLANDS – Barentz, a global supplier of specialty ingredients, has announced [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Paraguay targets doubling beef exports to the US by 2025
PARAGUAY – Paraguay has set its sights on increasing beef exports to the United S [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
JBT, Marel merge to form JBT Marel Corporation
ICELAND – The Icelandic meat and food processing equipment manufacturer Marel has [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Global poultry industry poised to grow in 2025, RaboResearch report shows
WORLD – The global poultry industry is projected to grow by 2.5% to 3% in 2025, c [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Louis Dreyfus acquires BASF’s Food and Health Ingredients unit
NETHERLANDS – Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), a prominent player in the global agric [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Brazil sets new record for beef exports in 2024, reaching US$12.8B
BRAZIL – Brazil’s beef exports in 2024 have hit an all-time high, with 2.89 mil [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Sapele Road, Benin-City - A Case Study of Deception and Political Neglect
[Vanguard] Sapele Road in Benin City, Edo State, serves as a vital link between the capital city and other parts of Nigeria. Its strategic importance for commuters, traders, and bu [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: FG Sets April Deadline for East-West Road Completion
[Leadership] Minister of Works, David Umahi, has set April 2025 deadline for the completion of the ongoing dualisation of the East-West Road, from Ahoada to Kaiama in Rivers and Ba [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Julius Berger PLC Restates Commitment to Timely Completion of Bodo-Bonny Road Project
[Premium Times] Despite challenges such as difficult terrain, extreme inflation, rising input costs, and FX volatility, Julius Berger Plc has continued to make progress on the proj [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Kenya: DP Kindiki Says SEZs, EPZs in Four Counties 50 Percent Complete - Targeted for June 30
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Deputy President Kithure Kindiki says the construction of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Export Processing Zones (EPZs) in Kirinyaga, Murang'a, Eldoret, [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025
Nigeria: Food Security - Insecurity, Climate Change Are Biggest Threats to Agriculture / Olawepo-Hashim
[Vanguard] A former presidential candidate, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has said that insecurity and climate change constitute the biggest threats to agriculture in Nigeria. [...]
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Date: 13-Jan-2025