Value Seeds, Mastercard Foundation partner to support women farmers’ COVID-19 recovery in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Value Seeds, an indigenous crop seed production solution and development company has launched…
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Egyptian chemical company EFIC to launch new compound fertilizer production line
EGYPT – The Egyptian Financial and Industrial Company (EFIC), involved in the production and marketing…
Christina Lake Cannabis begins production of Canada’s first ultra-high potency distillates
CANADA — Christina Lake Cannabis Corp. has announced that it is beginning to produce ultra-high…
Zimbabwe hit by shortage of poultry feed caused by scarcity of maize
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe is facing shortage of stockfeed in the market brought by limited supply…
Olam seeks to raise US$188m from Singapore’s debt market even as it extends its food prize application deadline
SINGAPORE – Global food and agri-business company, Olam International Limited has announced that it has…
Africa launches initiatives aimed to promote biodiversity protection, sustainable agriculture in the region
AFRICA – Agriculture is by far the single most important economic activity in Africa. It…
Banana exports from Cameroon declined by 8% in 2020 despite resumption of operations by CDC
CAMEROON – Banana exports from Cameroon in 2020 amounted to 187,884 tons, an 8% decline…
GAIL subsidiary of FMN Group becomes exclusive distributor of AgBiTech’s Fall Armyworm biological control tool
NIGERIA – Golden Agri Inputs Limited (GAIL), subsidiary of Flour Mills of Nigeria Group has…
FAO projects global food prices to climb further in 2021 raising major food security concerns world wide
GLOBAL – Global food prices reached a six-year high in December last year and are…
Angolan exploration company Minbos collaborates with IFDC to develop fertilizer market for small-holder farmers
ANGOLA – Minbos Resources Limited, an exploration and development company in Angola has inked a…
Zimbabwe to produce 200,000 tonnes of winter wheat nearly half of targeted amount
ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe set an average target of 5.2 tonnes per hectare…
American indoor farming startup, AppHarvest appoints Impossible Foods’ ex-CFO David Lee as President
US – AppHarvest, a leading AgTech company building some of the country’s largest indoor farms…
Kenya realizes 4.6% rise in horticulture export earnings defying COVID-19 hurdles
KENYA – Kenya’s horticulture industry seems to have withstood the COVID-19 shocks registering a 4.6%…
Africa turns to technology in race to out-smart locust invasion as Selina Wamucii, FAO introduce smart tools
EAST AFRICA – As the whole world battles with the novel coronavirus, the Eastern African…
French stone fruit producer Domaine des Coteaux acquired by Innatis
FRANCE – Domaine des Coteaux, a French stone fruit producer based Générac, France has been…
The OPEC Fund boosts sustainable agriculture in Malawi with US$20m development loan
MALAWI – The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has signed a US$20…
Uganda registers decline in both quantity, earnings of coffee in November 2020 fetching US$38.61m
UGANDA – Uganda, earned US$38.61 million from exports of 519,683 bags of coffee each weighing…
Farm to Market Alliance secures additional US$17m funding from Norway to support small-holder farmers
AFRICA – The Norwegian government has committed US$17 million in the development of agricultural markets…
Kenya lifts ban on Ugandan sugar, limits imports to 90,000 tonnes annually
UGANDA – Ugandan sugar millers can finally breathe a sigh of relief following the lifting…
Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest rice mill to be complete in Q1 2021- Lagos State Government
NIGERIA – The Imota Rice Mill, touted by the Lagos State Government, as one of…
Kenya enacts new tea regulation bill as agency declares US$6.73m dividend for tea farmers
KENYA – The push for reforms in Kenya’s tea sector culminated in the signing into…
Russia mulls banning Moroccan tomatoes over safety concerns
MOROCCO – The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance has announced that it…
Egypt to establish commodity exchange company in 2021 to control food prices
EGYPT – The Egyptian government is in the process of establishing first commodity exchange company…
Rwanda launches new solar powered irrigation project to benefit over 24,000 fruit and vegetable farmers
RWANDA – Agricultural activities in Rwanda’s Ngoma District have received a major boost following the…