EU injects US$5.9m in Kenya’s cassava value chain, launches US$1.1m agribusiness challenge in Zambia
KENYA – The European Union (EU) through Self Help Africa, an International NGO implementing rural…
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Bill & Melinda Gates foundation funds International Institute of Tropical Agriculture US$14.3m for cassava project
AFRICA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and its partners working towards building…
Central Bank of Nigeria funds production of nine agricultural commodities with US$1.1bn
NIGERIA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has targeted to fund the value chains…
Kenya set to have a new genetically modified cassava variety subject to safety review
KENYA – The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), has applied to the National…
Musika patners with Kemiko to boost Zambia’s cassava processing sector
ZAMBIA – Musika, a non-profit company with focus on stimulating private investment in the Zambian agricultural…
African Development Bank lends Congo US$80.75m to set up agricultural value chains
CONGO – The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a loan…
Zambian Breweries’ cassava project goes to the root of economic diversification
ZAMBIA – Zambian Breweries Plc, a subsidiary of AB InBev is championing commercialization of cassava…
CBN restricts sale of forex for importation of Cassava and its derivatives
NIGERIA – CBN adds cassava and its derivatives (starch, ethanol and others) to forex restriction…
Premiercon Ltd backs consumption of non-maize starchy foods in diversification strategy
ZAMBIA – The Chief Executive Officer of Premiercon Starch Company Limited, Lubasi Yuyi has welcomed…
Government to establish additional tapioca starch processing plant under IDIF programme
GHANA – The Ghanaian government has unveiled plans of setting up a cassava starch processing…
Tanzania chamber of commerce embarks on efforts to boost cassava sector
TANZANIA- The Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) has unveiled plans of setting…
Tanzania launches new modern cassava processing plant
TANZANIA – Tanzania has launched a new modern cassava plant, the Cassava Starch of Tanzania…
Rwandan government to bailout Kinazi Cassava Plant to boost operations
RWANDA – Kinazi Cassava Plant Limited, a cassava flour and starch processing plant in Rwanda…
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation launches new cassava project in Tanzania
TANZANIA – Tanzania is set to benefit form a new cassava project aimed at establishing…
Tanzania embarks on bid to boost cassava production
TANZANIA – Tanzania has unveiled plans of introducing a platform that will connect cassava farmers…
Central bank unveils US$2.75m loan to enhance rice and cassava production
NIGERIA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP) has…
Agricultural institute launches a phone device, ‘Nuru’ to fight cassava diseases
TANZANIA – The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State…
Tanzania signs deal with Chinese firm to construct US$10m cassava processing factory
TANZANIA – Tanzania has signed an agreement with a Chinese firm, Kanton Investment Company to…
Ghana opens a new flour milling factory in West Coast Region
GHANA – Ghana has established a new plant, Aspuna Flour Mill and Processing Factory in…
AfDB to invest US$120 million to boost cassava and rice production
NIGERIA – The African Development Bank Group has revealed plans to invest US$120 million over…
Nigeria considers levies on imported starch to enhance local production
NIGERIA – The Federal Government of Nigeria is considering levies on imported starch sweeteners, flour…
Kenya inching closer to disease-free GMO cassava
KENYA – Cassava farmers are about five years away from accessing disease-resistant genetically modified varieties,…
Africa must re-adopt its orphan crops as times change
AFRICA – A large portion of Africa’s people relies on several indigenous plant species for…
Local sourcing initiative impacts over 175,000 lives – Guinness Ghana
GHANA – Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) has held a stakeholder’s workshop to showcase and…