Twiga Foods expands footprint in Kenya, sets base in Eldoret
KENYA – Twiga Foods, a business to business food distribution company in Kenya, has launched…
Horticulture
SA’s deciduous fruits production to rise in 2020/2021 on increase in planted area
SOUTH AFRICA – Production of fresh deciduous fruits i.e apples, pears and table grapes in…
Musika partners with Chipri Enterprises to boost Zambia’s horticultural sector
ZAMBIA – Musika, a non-profit company with focus on stimulating private investment in Zambia’s agricultural…
Farm Africa partners with Aldi UK to construct solar powered vegetable pack house in Kenya
KENYA – Farm Africa, a UK-based charitable organization is undertaking the establishment of a solar-powered…
Egypt to resume citrus export to Japan after two-decade long hiatus
EGYPT – The government of Japan has lifted the 25-year-old ban imposed on Egytian citrus…
Researches develop new device that measures the capsaicin content of chili peppers
THAILAND — Thailand-based researcher Warakorn Limbut and colleagues have developed a portable device that detects…
Malawi to start supply of high-value vegetables from SADC’s largest greenhouse facility
MALAWI – Malawi is set to commence supply of horticultural produce to both local and…
Britain funds installation of solar powered cold rooms for vegetable vendors in Gambia
GAMBIA – The British government in partnership with Gambia’s Kanifing municipality has launched a project…
Africa’s largest ginger producer Nigeria fetched US$10.4m from exports in 2019
NIGERIA – The Federal government of Nigeria has inaugurated the executive committee of the National…
Kenya introduces coffee bill as part of five agricultural draft laws aimed to arouse high growth in sector
KENYA – The Ministry of Agriculture has unveiled a proposed Coffee Bill 2020 to govern…
Rwandan vegetable farmers receive seeds worth US$950K to offset impact of COVID-19 on value-chain
RWANDA – The Government of Japan through its Japan Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an…
Corteva partners National Potato Council of Kenya to improve potato yield, cut imports
KENYA – Corteva Agriscience, a leading pure-play agriculture company and the National Potato Council of…
Evergreen Herbs in Kenya expands production to meet growing demand
KENYA – Agribusiness investor Agris through its Kenyan subsidiary Evergreen Herbs, has expanded production of…
Zimbabwe’s fruit farm Nhimbe Fresh eyes UAE’s export market with US$15m investment
ZIMBABWE – Nhimbe Fresh, Zimbabwe’s leading horticultural firm has secured US$15 million investment from an…
Uganda’s annual expenditure on vegetables imports hits US$18m
UGANDA – Uganda spent US$18m (Shs49b) on importation of vegetables and certain roots/tubers in the last…
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…
Egypt’s agricultural exports bounce back amidst the global economic constrains
EGYPT – Egypt has exported 68,000 tons of onion since September 2019, with exports of…
Malawi partners global investment firm to develop SADC’s largest greenhouse facility
MALAWI – Malawi is set to develop the largest greenhouse vegetable farm in the Southern…
Zimbabwe joins forces with EU on €10m project to boost entrepreneurship
ZIMBABWE – The government of Zimbabwe and the European Union have officially launched the €10…
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…
EU lowers the maximum residue level for several pesticides allowable on horticultural imports from Kenya
KENYA – The European Union (EU) has reviewed its policy on the maximum residue levels…
Netherlands invests US$19m in Rwanda’s maize, potato and tea value chain
RWANDA – The Agricultural Public-Private initiative of Rwanda has received funding worth Rwf18 billion (US$19m)…
Namibia inaugurates Asparagus Processing Factory
NAMIBIA – The government of Nambia in partnership with Spanish company, Indusrias Alimentarias de Navarra…
Malawi capacitates US$95m agricultural commercialization project
MALAWI – Malawi government has launched a six-year Agricultural Commercialization project (AGCOM) with support from…