AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Algeria’s wheat import to hit 8.7MMT in MY 2023/24 on the backdrop of low production
ALGERIA – The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has projected that Algeria will import 8.7 million tonnes of wheat,…
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Government seeks unconventional macadamia uses to boost farmers’ earning
KENYA – The Government of Kenya is exploring alternative ways of using macadamia in a move to boost farmer earnings amid the oversupply of the…
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Benin wants to double paddy rice by 2025, exports first batch of processed cashew nuts
BENIN – The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries aims to increase national production of paddy rice to 1 million tonnes by the end of…
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Moroccan wheat reserves enough for four months’ supply
MOROCCO – Morocco has has four months worth of soft wheat reserves, according to the head of the country’s National Federation of Mills Mr. Moulay…
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Research drives Ugandan baking industry to banana flour
UGANDA- Ugandan officials from the Banana Industrial Research and Development Center-BIRDC have flagged off the sale of a processed banana product named ‘Tooke flour’ after…