Solar energy provider REDAVIA offers free energy solution to Kenyan based animal feed manufacturer
KENYA – REDAVIA, a German based provider of cost-effective, reliable, and clean solar power to…
Grains, Milling, Baking & Feed
Nigerian rice farmers acquire agro-allied incentives worth US$1.6m
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s Agro Processing, Productivity Enhancement and Livelihood Improvement Support (APPEALS) project has commenced…
Corbion expands algae business with strategic appointments
NETHERLANDS – Dutch food and biochemicals company, has announced three strategic new appointments to its…
Poultry Association of Zambia urges government not to undertake maize, soy beans export
ZAMBIA – Zambia this year expects to record a fourth historic maize bumper harvest in…
Kenyan govt offers lifeline to Mumias Sugar by waiving US$103.4m owed to revenue authority
KENYA – In bid to revive the ailing sugar sector, the government of Kenya has…
Zambian input supplier African Green Resources launches US$40m project to boost food production
ZAMBIA – African Green Resources (AGR), one of Zambia’s leading farm inputs supplier has launched…
Hostess Brands launches two new products and convenient pack sizes
USA – Hostess Brands has added new two new products to its breakfast cakes line…
Sodrugestvo Group secures US$130m to expand its ago-industrial operations in Europe
EUROPE – Sodrugestvo Group, an international agro-industrial conglomerate incorporated in Luxembourg, has secured a USS$130…
Danish initiative P4G funds manufacturing of protein-rich biscuit in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA – Partnering for Green Growth and Global Goals (P4G), a Danish initiative has invested…
De Heus acquires Spanish animal nutrition company to accelerate growth
SPAIN – Dutch animal nutrition company, De Heus Animal Nutrition has signed an agreement to…
Egypt extends export ban of specified leguminous crops in bid to secure local demand
EGYPYT – The Egyptian government has extended the suspension of exporting beans and lentils for three…
Raisio Group to invest in Finish oat milling facility to reduce carbon emission
FINLAND – Plant-based foods maker, Raisio Group has announced that it will be making additional…
Uzbek flour milling companies invest in new modern lines to meet growing demand
UZBEKISTAN – The increasing demand of wheat from Uzbekistan’s consumers, which grew from 7.7 million…
Saudi Arabia transfers ownership of flour milling companies to privatization agency
SAUDI ARABIA – Saudi Arabia has resolved to transfer four milling companies to the National…
Nigeria’s wheat imports to climb 4% as local production remains submerged
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s wheat production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 is forecasted to reach 60,000…
Zimbabwe forecasts increase in grain production with maize rising by 17%
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe is expecting to harvest 1, 060, 142 tonnes of grain during the…
Clean Crop Technologies bags investment to further reduce food waste
USA – Clean Crop Technologies, a US company developing next generation solutions to combat food…
Ethiopian agro-allied firm Horizon starts operations at its US$26m bread and flour factory
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian agro-processing venture company, Horizon Plantations Plc is set to commence operations at its…
Agro.Сlub Raises US$1.5m to expand its agricultural digital solution
USA – Agro.Club, a U.S.-based startup transforming the way the agriculture industry buys and sells,…
Ghanaian soya milling company secures funds to scale up operations
GHANA – The Agri-Business Capital Fund (ABC Fund) has provided a loan of US$904,000 to soya…
De Heus Animal Nutrition acquires ADM’s compound feed operations in Indonesia
INDONESIA – Dutch animal nutrition company, De Heus Animal Nutrition has completed the acquisition of…
Mozambique establishes new institution for oilseeds and nuts to bolster the sectors
MOZAMBIQUE – The Mozambican government has expanded the scope of the Cotton Institute of Mozambique…
Government owned Komenda Sugar Factory attracts new US$28m investor
GHANA – The Cabinet of Ghana has approved Park Agrotech Limited, a Ghanaian company in…
Kenyan sugar imports rise by 23% in the first four months despite improved production
KENYA – Kenya has registered a 23% increase in sugar imports in the first four months…