Rwanda, JICA sign deal to improve coffee value chain
RWANDA – Rwanda’s coffee industry could soon become more competitive thanks to the new Japanese-funded project that seeks to help strengthen the coffee value chain.
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Jul 4, 2017
RWANDA – Rwanda’s coffee industry could soon become more competitive thanks to the new Japanese-funded project that seeks to help strengthen the coffee value chain.
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ZAMBIA – Zambia has signed grain export trade deals for 400,000 metric tonnes worth US$100 million with Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) to cushion maize deficits its member countries are grappling with.
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UGANDA – Parliament last Wednesday began scrutinizing the Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill 2012, which has been on the shelves for more than three years.
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UGANDA – Knight Frank, a real estate company and manager of several upscale buildings in Kampala, has announced the closure of three Nakumatt stores housed in major malls in Kampala and Entebbe.
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TANZANIA – The government has reiterated that the ban on maize exports is here to stay and that those trying to go contrary to the directive may face the music.
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NIGERIA – Guinness Nigeria Plc, announced on Tuesday it had received clearance from the Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) to issue new shares.
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ZAMBIA– Zambia’s leading food and agro producer Zambeef Products has opened a new state-of-the-art milking parlour with potential to increase its milk production ten-fold in the future.
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KENYA – The private equity company Abraaj Group has acquired 100% of Java House and its affiliated brands from American Emerging Capital Partners, with a focus on growing the coffee chain’s footprint into Africa.
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NIGERIA – Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, has been named the winner of this year’s World Food Prize.
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