KENYA – Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa), is a type of pseudo-cereal from a flowering plant in the amaranth family, grown as…
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Category: Grains, Milling, Baking & Feed
Burkina Faso miller Agroserv receives US$14.5m investment to expand agro-processing plant
BURKINA FASO– Agroserv, a provider of sustainable agro-processing solutions in Burkina Faso, has received a €12.2 million (about US$14.5m) investment…
Read MoreUnga Group considers future beyond milling as sector becomes increasingly competitive
KENYA-Unga Group Holdings Ltd, one of the largest millers in East Africa with a heritage of over a century in…
Read MoreLDC creates new food, feed solutions platform to meet need for healthy, nature-based products
NETHERLANDS — Global agricultural commodities trading company Louis Dreyfus Company BV (LDC) has created a new Food & Feed Solutions…
Read MoreBunge considers Switzerland as place of incorporation, trims board to 11 seats
USA — American agribusiness and food company may move its place of incorporation from Bermuda to Switzerland if shareholders approve…
Read MorePepsiCo SSA launches US$16.92M production line to boost its Weet-Bix capacity
SOUTH AFRICA – PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa has launched a new production line at its Weet-Bix plant in Atlantis, West Cape…
Read MoreEgypt bolsters national reserves with acquisition of 175,000 tonnes of Ukrainian wheat
EGYPT-Egypt, the largest wheat importer in the world and among the leaders in wheat consumption per capita, has bought 175,000…
Read MoreTaking serious cassava value addition to alleviate overreliance on wheat
KENYA – According to data from the Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA), 90 percent of wheat consumed in Kenya is…
Read MoreEthiopia adopts wheat irrigation, ramps up fertilizer imports in bid to boost local production
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has embarked on an aggressive agricultural campaign seeking to raise the country’s wheat production in a bid…
Read MoreZimbabwe increases hectarage under cereal production by 42% to reduce reliance on imports
Zimbabwe- Zimbabwe is seeking to eliminate dependence on imports of key staple crops such as sorghum, maize, and millet through…
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