AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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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…
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Flour milling giant Capwell Industries enters biscuit business with new product
KENYA – Capwell Industries Ltd, the maker of Soko brand, has diversified into biscuit business by launching a new biscuit range named Treatos, coming as the…
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High cost of feed crippling Nigeria’s poultry sector
NIGERIA – Poultry Farmers in Nigeria have lamented the rising cost of Poultry Feeds which they say continues to dwindle their profit, and put the…
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Relief for Kenya as bumper harvest looms, maize prices drop by 15%
KENYA – President William Ruto has reassured Kenyans that food prices have begun to decrease following a looming bumper harvest that is expected this year,…
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Côte d’Ivoire launches construction of a US$7.1M rice mill in Odienné
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – The Ivorian government has launched the construction of a rice processing plant in Odienné as the country bets on improving the supply…