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…
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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…
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…