AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Ghana to invest US$108m over the next 5 years to boost soybean production
GHANA – The government of Ghana is investing US$108 million over the next 5 years to drive self-sufficiency in soybean production for the domestic market…
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Sudan to import 3.5 million tons of wheat in 2023 to meet demand as local production contracts: FAO
SUDAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has estimated wheat imports in Sudan could reach 3.5 million tons in 2023…
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US$543m financing gap stands in the way of Malawi’s push to achieve sustainable agriculture by 2030
MALAWI – Malawi needs US$543 million (about K563 billion) to achieve the transition to sustainable agriculture and food systems by 2030, International Institute for Sustainable…
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Tanzanian Agricultural Agency invests in irrigation infrastructure to expand capacity to produce improved seeds
TANZANIA – The Tanzanian Agricultural Agency (ASA) has invested in new irrigation infrastructures at its seed multiplication farms to boost the production of improved seeds…
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Cyclone Freddy claims 2,000 hectares of crops in Mozambique as Zimbabwe donates 300 tonnes of maize meal to Malawian victims
MOZAMBIQUE – The floods brought by tropical cyclone Freddy to the central Mozambican province of Manica have caused the loss of almost 2,000 hectares of…