August 2023
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NEMA ready to distribute relief rice to Nigerians
NIGERIA – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has announced that it has commenced plans to distribute 180 trucks of rice to various states as…
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Global wheat supplies condense on lowered production and consumption: USDA
GLOBAL- The global wheat production for 2023/24 will decline by 4.3 million tons to 1,061.7 million as production reduces in the EU, China, and Canada,…
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EU begins inquest on Indonesian biodiesel avoiding import duties
INDONESIA- The European Union said recently that it had launched an investigation into whether biodiesel from Indonesia was circumventing EU duties by going through China…
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Exponential grain demand in Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa to bolster trade: Rabobank
AFRICA- A recent report by Rabobank provides that the growing population, urbanization, and dietary changes in eastern Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA) will boost the consumption of…
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Tanzanian researchers to develop ChatGPT-powered chatbot for early detection of diseases in maize farms
TANZANIA – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has funded researchers at the Sokoine University of Agriculture (Sua) with US$100,000 (Sh245 million) to develop a…