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Ghana’s Food and Beverage Association warns of rising sugar, rice smuggling crisis
FABAG reports widespread rice and sugar smuggling, urging urgent government action to protect businesses and restore fair market competition.
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Angola food import bill jumps to US$2.8B driven by rice, wheat, and palm oil imports
ANGOLA – Angola’s food import bill jumped to US$2.8 billion in 2022 thanks to a significant jump in food prices in the international market, Statistics…
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Researchers develop rice variety capable of regrowing season after season without reseeding
UGANDA – Researchers at Yunnan University have developed a variety of perennial rice named PR23 by cross-breeding regular annual rice Oryza sativa with a wild…
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Long rice to become a scarce commodity as from December as severe drought impacts production
GLOBAL – Lovers of long rice may have to dig deeper into their pockets or forego the commodity al together as supply tightens and prices…
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UK government supports formation of ECOWAS Rice Observatory to boost local production in West Africa
GHANA – Ghana is set to benefit from United Kingdom’s investment in West Africa’s agriculture sector aimed to reduce dependency on imported rice, ease food…