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Get latest updates/news emanating from around the Middle-East and African region.
Sustainable Agribusiness: Stakeholders Launch Project For Youths
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, CGIAR, in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, IITA, the Deucht government, the Fo [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Tiger Brands CEO resigns amid challenges, Tjaart Kruger to take the helm
SOUTH AFRICA – Tiger Brands, the leading food manufacturer in South Africa, has announced the resignation of its CEO, Noel Doyle. Doyle’s depart [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Cosumar plans to expand sugar plantations by 23,000 hectares in 2023/2024 campaign
MOROCCO – The Moroccan Sugar Company (Cosumar), a leading player in Morocco’s sugar industry, is gearing up for the 2023/2024 sugar campaign w [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
UBL expands “Farm for Success” program to support 50,000 farmers, achieve 100% local sourcing by 2030
UGANDA – Uganda Breweries Limited (UBL) has unveiled plans to expand its “Farm for Success” program, previously known as the Local Raw Materia [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
South African poultry industry faces loss as 7.5 million birds culled due to Avian Influenza outbreaks
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) has updated the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Ivory Coast to build US$10.5M cocoa processing plant in Duékoué
IVORY COAST – The investment involves plans by the Nyienfe Agricultural Cooperative Society of Duékoué (SCOOPRANYD) to invest US$10.5 million in [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Italy withdraws from EU process plan to ban cultivated-meat sales
ITALY – The Italian government has decided to withdraw from the European Union’s scrutiny process regarding its proposal to ban the sale of cult [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
UK poultry supplier Avara Foods plans closure of another facility
UK – Avara Foods, a UK poultry supplier co-owned by agri-food giant Cargill, is proposing to close another processing plant. The proposal comes sh [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Nestlé reopens Israel plant amid Hamas conflict
ISRAEL – In response to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Nestlé has reopened a plant in Israel that [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
Ethiopia: Ethiopia Plans to Cover 3 Million Hectares With Irrigated Wheat
[Ethiopian Herald] ADDIS ABABA - Plan set to cultivate wheat on about three million hectares of land in irrigation and to produce 117 million quintals in Ethiopia's main rainy seas [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 21-Oct-2023
NAGRC&DB announces new board, commissions 100 dairy bulls for farmers
UGANDA – The National Animal Genetics Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC&DB) has ushered in a new board led by Chairman Ben Anyama. Offici [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Glovo extends ‘The Couriers Pledge’ in Nigeria, expanding commitment to social rights for couriers
NIGERIA – Glovo, a leading multi-category app in Africa, has introduced ‘The Couriers Pledge’ in Nigeria, a commitment aimed at enhancing the [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Githunguri Dairy Society expands to Middle East markets with UHT milk exports
KENYA – Githunguri Dairy Farmers Cooperative Society, known for its Fresha milk products, has expanded into the international dairy market by secu [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
China extends approval of HMOs for use in infant formula
CHINA – China has officially approved the use of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) in infant formula with two multinational corporations, IFF and [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Tyson Foods partners with Protix to advance sustainable protein production
USA – Tyson Foods, one of the world’s largest food companies, is making a significant move towards sustainable protein production through a part [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
McDonald’s, FrieslandCampina partner to reduce GHG emissions in dairy sector
NETHERLANDS – McDonald’s and FrieslandCampina have initiated a new collaborative effort aimed at accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gas (G [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Nigeria: Why Nigerian Foods Are Rejected Abroad - NAFDAC
[Premium Times] NAFDAC said over 70 per cent of food exports from Nigeria are rejected abroad. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Nigeria: Cervical Cancer - NAFDAC Approves Single Dose of Gardasil Vaccine for Treatment
[Vanguard] The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has approved single dose of Gardasil vaccine in the treatment of cervical cancer in the country [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
East Africa: Women Hold the Key to Success of Pastoralism
[IPS] Nairobi -- Women in pastoralist areas of East Africa are critical to the health of livestock in their communities, holding the key to effective animal vaccination campaigns m [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Nigeria: Rural Farmers in Nigeria's Capital Count Losses Amid Poor Mobile Telephony
[Premium Times] Many rural dwellers including farmers on the fringes of Nigeria's capital city, Abuja, are paying steep prices as Nigeria's booming digital economy leaves them behi [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 18-Oct-2023
Ministry Commends Rehabilitation Drive To Restore Collapsed Alau Dam
The Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation on Friday commended the efforts of Chad Basin Development Authority to rehabilitate the collapsed Alau dam in Borno state. Th [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Disaster Management: Agency Organises Maiden Inter School Quiz
The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, on Friday, organised a maiden inter school quiz competition among secondary school students in Kaduna State, North-West, Nigeria. Sp [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Government Plans 50% Subsidy For Wheat Farmers – Minister
Minister of Agriculture Abubakar Kyari says the federal government is giving out 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers in the upcoming dry season farming to ensure massive productio [...]
Country: Nigeria
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Nigeria: Nigerian Govt Plans 50% Subsidy for Wheat Farmers - Minister
[Premium Times] The minister says the federal government is granting 50 per cent subsidy to wheat farmers to ensure massive production of the grain in the country. [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 14-Oct-2023
Kenyan coffee farmers to fetch higher prices under Starbucks deal
KENYA- In an interview with a local radio station, Inooro FM, Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has disclosed an agreement that will enable Kenyan f [...]
Region: N/A
Date: 12-Oct-2023