AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Togo to inject US$8.4M in a fonio production boost plan, target 500,000T of soybean by 2028
TOGO – Togo seeks to raise US$8.4M (5 billion FCFA) to stimulate the production of fonio, the fifth most consumed cereal in the country, to 10,000…
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Ivorian cassava-based semolina, Attiéké, labeled under the PGI system
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Ivorian ‘Attiéké des Lagunes’, a local cassava-based product has successfully been labeled by the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) under Protected Geographical Indication (PGI),…
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Nigerian bakers warn of an impending rise in bread prices as cost of production bites
NIGERIA – The Rivers State chapter of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers in Nigeria has urged consumers in the state to prepare for…
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Ethiopian experts plans to overhaul struggling feed sector with a new bill
ETHIOPIA – Experts at the Ministry of Agriculture have prepared a regulatory framework in an attempt to patch up the broken feed chain in the…
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Kenya seeks US$3.2B to boost animal feed production in the next 10 years
KENYA – Kenya seeks to raise KES 460 billion (US$3.2B) for the implementation of the new national strategy for the animal feed industry over the…