ZAMBIA – The government of Zambia has banned the export of stock feed following concerns that millers are allegedly using subsidised maize from the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to produce the commodity instead of mealie-meal. […]
EGYPT – Egypt plans to start operating its first commodities exchange by January 2021 which will provide commodity markets with greater price stability by reducing risk and increasing the number of traders as well as […]
MOROCCO – Exports of agri-food products reached around 3.1 million tons during the 2018-2019 campaign in terms of volume, the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture has revealed. The ministry revealed this in a press statement adding […]
MOROCCO – Morocco’s National Office for Food Health Safety (ONSSA) announced that the US has approved the import of Moroccan raspberries. Negotiations between ONSSA and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) led to […]
NIGERIA – The number of queries and rejection cases of exported agricultural produce from Nigeria has been witnessing a steady decline, the Nigerian Agricultural Quarantine Agency and farmers have said. It was gathered that improvement […]
NORWAY – Norway increased its seafood exports by 8% to a total value of NOK 107.3 billion (US$12.19bn) in 2019 compared to NOK 98.71 billion (US$11.21bn) exported in 2018, which was a record year for […]
NIGERIA – The Nigeria Aviation Handling Company has concluded plans to build an export processing area at the Murtla Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NAHCO Group Managing Director, Mrs Tokunbo Fagbemi, revealed this, adding that the firm […]
KENYA – Kenyan small-scale tea farmers across the country are set to earn a lower bonus compared to last year by 18.6% as the sector grapples with oversupply in the global market. “There was a […]
NIGERIA – The closure of Nigeria’s land borders aimed at curbing smuggling activities, especially of rice, has taken a toll on rice-exporting countries as the price of the commodity dipped by a joint 46 percent […]
NIGERIA – Four dairy products manufacturers in Nigeria have commenced local production of milk under the livestock development initiative by the Niger state in partnership with the Central Bank of Nigeria. The initiative is in […]
