August 2023
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Kenya launches pilot operation to eradicate invasive apple snails in Mwea rice scheme
KENYA – The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a three-week pilot program to control a new migratory rice pest, apple snails, that has been ravaging…
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The World Bank invests US$200M to upscale coconut, cashew production in Ghana
GHANA – The Government has secured a US$200 million loan facility from the World Bank to support the ‘Tree Crop Diversification Project, a program aimedto…
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Bayer’s second-quarter derailed by declines in glyphosate business
GERMANY- Bayer, global farm chemicals and seeds producer, recently revealed that its downward revision of this year’s earnings forecast was primarily influenced by a despondent…
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GCA and African Development Bank partner in US$94.3M project to boost wheat production in Ethiopia
ETHIOPIA – The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) has partnered with the African Development Bank to provide technical assistance for the implementation of a US$94.3…
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Adisseo to set up new powder methionine plant in China
CHINA- Adisseo, one of the world’s leading companies in feed additives, recently announced plans to construct a new powder methionine plant with an annual production…