SOUTH AFRICA – Tongaat Hulett, South Africa’s biggest sugar group, has appointed Dan Marakone, as acting CEO, following the recent…
Read MoreTongaat Hullet appoints Dan Marokane to succeed Gavin Hudson as acting CEO
Day: February 8, 2023
The World Bank funds US$327.5M project to make livestock farming in East Africa more resilient to climate shocks
EAST AFRICA – The World bank is funding the transformation of the Kenya Livestock Insurance Program (KLIP) into a bigger…
Read MoreChina tops global beer consumption for 19 consecutive years, Czech Republic leads in per capita ranking: Kirin Global Beer Consumption Report 2021
GLOBAL – Japanese brewery giant Kirin Holdings has reported that global beer consumption stood at approximately 185.60 million kiloliters in…
Read MoreTanzania grants foreign deep-sea vessels fishing licenses in push to unlock full potential of marine resources
TANZANIA – Four foreign deep-sea vessels have been granted licenses costing US$70,000 each to use the Tanzanian flag to practice…
Read MoreRai family marks entry into fresh produce under Menengai Orchards, eyes the expanding Chinese avocado market
KENYA – The multi-Billion Businesses family, Rai family, has strengthened its interests in the agriculture and horticulture sector in Kenya…
Read MoreKTDA microfinance subsidiary Greenland Fedha offers cheap growth loans to tea growers
KENYA – Greenland Fedha, a fully owned subsidiary of Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA), has announced that tea growers have…
Read MoreKenyan tuber producer FreshCrop partners Dutch company Solynta in innovating high yielding potato seeds
KENYA – FreshCrop Limited, a Nakuru-based technology-driven agricultural company, has partnered with the Dutch company Solynta, which specializes in breeding…
Read MoreNew product launch: Copia Kenya adds green grams, lentils, and black beans to its packaged foods portfolio
Kenya: Copia, a leading online retail platform in Kenya, has added pulses namely green grams, lentils, and black beans to…
Read MoreAgriculture & Food Authority to pay farmers long-standing arrears for cane supplied to Mumias Sugar Company
KENYA – Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), a state Corporation established to regulate, develop and promote scheduled crop value chains…
Read MoreWe are not on sale: Kenya’s leading coffee chain Java House Africa refutes claims that it is being sold
KENYA – Java House Africa, one of the leading coffee houses in East Africa, has refuted claims that its owner,…
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