The latest news from the agricultural sector
2023-01-28
Dekel Agri-Vision kicks off Cashew Production in Ivory Coast to boost local processing
IVORY COST-Dekel Agri-Vision PLC, a United Kingdom-based agro-industrial company with subsidiaries in Ivory Coast, plans to start full commercial production of raw cashew nut processing plant in Ivory... Read more
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2023-01-28
Nigeria to double revenues from cashew nut exports to US$500M in 2023
NIGERIA-The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the country earned 250 million US Dollars from the export of cashew nuts in 2022 and is forecasted to fetch about $500 million in 2023. The... Read more
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2023-01-28
GROWMARK snaps up Allied Seed based in Nampa, Idaho USA
USA-Agricultural cooperative GROWMARK, the majority owner of Allied Seed, LLC, has acquired the remaining ownership held by GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC for ... Read more
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2023-01-27
Culture Podcast: Sorghum, Burundi's forgotten ancestral grain
Have you heard of the grain sorghum? Burundian chef Jeanne Cimpaye discovered it in a refugee camp and has been cooking it in her restaurant since. She tells us her story and how she’s reintroducing... Read more
2023-01-27
Nigerian President Buhari commissions Africa’s largest rice mill, US$1.5bn Lekki Deep Sea Port
NIGERIA - Nigeria president Muhammadu Buhari has commissioned the ultra-modern Imota Rice Mill complex in Lagos as the country pushes toward self-sufficiency in rice production. Imota Rice Mill, which... Read more
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2023-01-27
President Buhari commissions the Darma Rice mill in katsina in the push to achieve self-sufficiency
NIGERIA-President Muhammad Buhari has today commissioned a private facility, Darma Rice Mill in Katsina owned by business mogul Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal. This comes a few days after he commissioned... Read more
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2023-01-27
South African sugar industry could suffer losses of up to US$41.9M due to load shedding
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa’s cane growers have appealed to the government to implement measures to mitigate the impact of load-shedding which if not checked will see the industry lose R723 million... Read more
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2023-01-26
South Africa to maintain status as corn exporting country despite a decline in annual production
SOUTH AFRICA- The Foreign Agricultural Service of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is confident that South Africa will maintain its status as a corn exporting country despite declines in... Read more
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2023-01-26
Sanabel partners Ocrim to install new wheat mill in Angola’s capital Luanda
ANGOLA – Sanabel, one of the milling companies in Angola, has taken charge of operations at a 350 tonne per day (TPD) milling facility supplied by Italian m ... Read more
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2023-01-26
ITC Ltd to introduce millets into its packaged food category to buffer food insecurity in India
INDIA-ITC Ltd has announced an initiative to promote millets in food as part of its steps to ensure food and nutritional security in the wake of challenges ... Read more
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2023-01-26
BASF, Cargill expand partnership to offer high-performance enzyme solutions to animal protein producers in USA
USA- Agri-solution giants, BASF and Cargill, have extended their animal nutrition cooperation by expanding their presence in the United States in the quest ... Read more
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2023-01-25
How ‘buzz lines’ could help reverse the decline of bees
A new EU deal aims to save our pollinators ‘before it’s too late’. Here’s what it involves. Read more