AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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High cost of corn and oilcake propelling costly feed in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA), the association that represents South Africa’s animal feed industry has reported that feed manufacturers in South Africa…
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Ghanian private seed company develops new maize varieties needing less fertilizer
GHANA – The Ghanaian Legacy Crop Improvement Centre (LCIC) has made an advancement in agricultural research by developing high-quality new maize seed varieties that require…
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Macadamia glut hurt Kakuzi H1 profits as state eye palm farming to tame imports
KENYA – Kakuzi PLC, a listed Kenyan agricultural company, has suffered a Kshs 329 million (US$2.26M) sectoral loss from its macadamia business in the half-year…
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UNBS intensifies monitoring of maize grain and meal exports to ensure conformity to standards
UGANDA – The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has issued new quality standards in a move to monitor the quality of maize grain and…
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FRA wants millers to buy maize from farmers to reduce dependency
ZAMBIA – The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has advised millers countrywide to buy maize directly from farmers or the open market while the commodity is…