Castel Malawi to engage local farmers for raw material for malt beer production
MALAWI – Castel Malawi Group, a leading producer and distributor of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages…
AFRICAN NEWS
Kenya Bureau of Standards stipulates 24 new guidelines to enhance quality and safety of animal feeds
KENYA – The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has released a set of 24 new…
Spanish ingredients supplier Iberchem Group merges its brands in SA creating Iberchem South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – The Iberchem Group, a Spain-headquartered flavour and fragrance company, has announced that…
Zambia to promote value addition in fruit sector with launch of US$5.5m processing plant
ZAMBIA – The Zambian Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) in partnership with Workers’ Compensation Fund Control…
World Food Programme launches first nutrition programme in Khartoum to curb malnutrition
SUDAN—The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched its first nutrition support programme in…
IDFA cheers on USA-Kenya free trade negotiations eyeing bigger dairy market share
KENYA – The governments of Kenya and the United States launched free trade negotiations in…
Coca-Cola SA goes clear on Sprite from iconic green bottle to enhance recycling
SOUTH AFRICA – The Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa (CCBSA) has embarked on the roll-out of…
Kenyan government sets new regulations to govern sugar importation into the country
KENYA – The government of Kenya has gazetted new regulations known as the Crops (Sugar)…
Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank posts impressive results despite of COVID19 challenges
GHANA – Ghana’s Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has posted impressive financial growth in its half year…
Flour Mills of Nigeria reports triple digit growth in profit after tax to US$30m despite economic headwinds
NIGERIA – Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN), one of Nigeria’s leading food business and agro-allied…
Proparco disburses US$18.7m financing to Kenya Nut Company to spearhead developmental projects
KENYA – Proparco, a subsidiary of the French Development Agency (AFD), is supporting Kenya Nut…
Ghana Cocoa Board promotes transparency in cocoa value chain with use of electronic sealable weighing scales
GHANA – The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is seeking to procure tamper-proof electronic weighing scales…
Coca-Cola Foundation launches ‘Catalyst for Change’ women empowerment program in Nigeria
NIGERIA – The Coca-Cola Company through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation, has partnered with…
Cameroonian pasta producer AFM to construct US$23.4m durum flour mill
CAMEROON – Africa Food Manufacture (AFM), leading producer of pasta in Cameroon has a signed…
Algeria’s cereals import bill ups 2.46% in Q1 triggered by increase in demand
ALGERIA – Algeria’s import bill for cereals rose by 2.46 percent in the first quarter…
Presco towers above COVID19 challenges posting impressive 71% jump in half year profits
NIGERIA – Presco Plc, one of Nigeria’s fully-integrated agro-industrial company, has distinguished itself as one of…
Cameroonian agro-pastoral company signs US$16.2m agreement with API for construction of dairy plant
CAMEROON – Cameroonian agro-pastoral and industrial company of Ngaoussai in Adamaoua region, has signed a…
Nestle Nigeria appoints Wassim Elhussein as the company’s new Managing Director
NIGERIA – Nestle Nigeria has announced the appointment of Wassim Elhussein as the new Managing…
Zamseed embarks on winter maize production to boost Zambia’s food security
ZAMBIA – The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted negatively on agricultural production around the world disrupting…
Trade and Development Bank to fund agribusiness SME’s in East Africa with US$1m financing facility
EAST AFRICA – The Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (TDB) has announced…
MTN seeks to sell stake in Africa’s eCommerce giant Jumia Technologies
SOUTH AFRICA – MTN Group Limited, South African multinational mobile telecommunications company is planning to…
South Africa’s alcohol ban sees Consol Glass halt US$87.1m plant construction project
SOUTH AFRICA – South African glass packaging manufacturer, Consol Glass has indefinitely suspended construction of…
Microsoft promotes sustainable agriculture in South Africa with US$2.3m investment
SOUTH AFRICA – Microsoft South Africa is set to inject R40 million (US$2.3m) in South…
Kenyan government receives bids from private institutions for five State-owned sugar firms
KENYA – The government of Kenya approved the leasing of five state owned sugar factories…