Namibia imposes levies on imported fruits and vegetable to promote local production
NAMIBIA – The government of Namibia through the Namibian Agronomic Board has introduced new regulations…
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East Africa Fruits raises US$2.05m in series A funding round led by Dutch investor
TANZANIA – East Africa Fruits, a Tanzanian company addressing food distribution challenges by improving efficiencies in…
SA startup launches mobile app to enhance traceability of fresh produce in transit
SOUTH AFRICA – South African startup, has launched Ukweli, a mobile app that helps agri-traders…
Egypt’s horticultural exports increase to reach a record high in 2019
EGYPT – Egypt recorded a rise in fruit and vegetables exports in 2019 by 200,140…
India to boost food processing sector through US$417m value addition program
INDIA – India has partnered with the World Bank in a US$417million (INR$30 billion) collaborative…
Rwanda plans US$27.43m integrated fruit market to reduce post-harvest losses
RWANDA – The government of Rwanda has unveiled plans of setting up an integrated fruit…
Namibia imposes temporary ban on vegetable imports as local production increases
NAMIBIA – The Namibian Agronomic Board (NAB) has imposed temporary ban on certain vegetable importation…
Organic Denmark supports Zanzibar farmers to export organic fruits and veges to EU
ZANZIBAR – Organic Denmark is financing a three-year project that accords small scale farmers a…
Tesco to remove “Best Before” dates from fruit and veg label to cut on food waste
UK – The British grocery store Tesco has announced plans to ditch ‘Best Before’ dates…
Fresh produce shortages likely this year, experts warn
NIGERIA – Nigeria may face tomato, rice and onion shortages next year, following the continued…
Importers frustrating Govt’s tomato policy, say stakeholders
NIGERIA – Stakeholders in the agriculture sector say Nigeria is yet to feel the impact…
E-commerce sales of groceries grows by 30% in 12 months – study
WORLD – The global sales of groceries through e-commerce platforms grew by 30% in the…
Drought impact on SA table grape crop slowly emerging
SOUTH AFRICA – The 2017/18 table grape crop will likely be marginally above the 5-year…
Ministry, Coca-Cola sign MoU to boost India’s agro ecosystem
INDIA – The Ministry of Food Processing Industries and Coca-Cola India, has signed a Memorandum…
European Union lifts ban on Ghanaian horticultural exports
GHANA – Ghanaian farmers can now resume export of all plant commodities to the European…
SA citrus industry suspends exports to the EU, with exceptions
SOUTH AFRICA – South Africa has suspended exports of citrus to the EU following the…
Mackays announces US$4.5m expansion to its site in Angus, Scotland
UK – Mackays, a Scottish marmalade and jam producer, has announced a US$4.5 million expansion…
Tesco introduces sale of “green” satsumas to curb food waste
UK – Tesco Company has introduced the sales of “green” satsumas and clementines in its…
Traditional veges, sweet potato key to food security in Africa
AFRICA – Research focusing on traditional crops that are often ignored and known as “orphan…
Zimbabwe bans horticultural products imports
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe has been engulfed by fruit shortages after the government banned imports and other…
SA fresh produce market agents charged for price fixing
SOUTH AFRICA – The Competition Commission on Wednesday referred 14 fresh produce market agents and…
Tru-Cape delivers over 20 million cartons to Shoprite Group
SOUTH AFRICA – The Shoprite Group has purchased over 20 million cartons of apples and…
Spain to recall 20,000 tonnes of fruit due to overproduction
SPAIN – The European Commission has approved the Spanish government’s request to recall nearly 20,000 tonnes of peaches and nectarines from the market due to excess production.
Ghana targets 200,000 tonnes cashew exports
GHANA – Ghana is targeting to export 200,000 tonnes of cashew, by 2027, Mr Eric Amoako Twum, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA) has said.