October 2023
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UK Flour Millers awards six Advanced Milling Diplomas to trained members
UK – UK Flour Millers has celebrated six employees from flour mills across the United Kingdom who have been awarded the highest qualification, the Advanced…
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Rwandese maize farmers worried as fall army warms build resistance to pesticides
RWANDA – Maize farmers in Rwanda have expressed concern, arguing that despite government interventions on taming the fall armyworms, the pests are building resistance to…
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Rwanda plots replacing wheat with sweet potato flour to tame import costs
RWANDA – Rwanda seeks to replace wheat in baking with sweet potatoes in a bid to tame import costs following hefty trade sanctions on its…
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Côte d’Ivoire inks MOU with South Korea to boost rice sector
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – The Ivorian government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea to implement a US$10 million project in the rice sector…
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Tiger Brands picks former Premier Food exec Tjaart Kruger as CEO
SOUTH AFRICA – Tjaart Kruger, the former CEO of Premier Foods, has been appointed as the new CEO of Tiger Brands, a leading food manufacturer in…