AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Kenya licenses traders as window open for the importation of 10M bags of duty-free maize
KENYA – The government has issued licenses to private traders to facilitate the importation of 10 million bags (about 900 metric tonnes) of duty-free maize…
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UK funds construction of new US$18.5m potato processing facility in Kenya
KENYA-The UK government has launched the construction of a KS2.3 billion (US$18.5M) production facility for Irish and sweet potato processing in Kenya. The processing facility…
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Boon for shareholders as South Cairo and Giza Mills achieves US$278,000 net profit in Q2 of 2022/23
EGYPT- South Cairo and Giza Mills and Bakeries Company (SCFM), one of the leading milling companies in Egypt, has achieved net profits of EGP 8.35…
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Kenya to increase rice acreage by 100,000 in 5 years as plans to transition to irrigated agriculture intensifies
KENYA – Kenya has embarked on a 5-year plan to increase the acreage under rice production in the country by at least 100,000 acres as…
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Rwanda considers biological control agents in fight against Fall Army Warm
RWANDA-With Fall Army Worms wreaking havoc in grain fields across the continent, Rwanda is considering exploring biological control agents (Parasitoids) to contain the agents that…