AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Fall Army Warm wreaks havoc in Zambia and Cameroon threatening sorghum and maize crops
WEST AFRICA- Food security efforts in Cameroon have received a major blow after 4,335 hectares of sorghum fall prey to Fall Armyworms. According to local…
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KALRO develops high-yielding, climate smart rice varieties as GM crops receive a nod from researchers
KENYA-The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) is conducting trials for new climate-smart high-yielding rice varieties in a bid to bolster food production in…
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AFEX sets up operations in Uganda 7 months after entry into East Africa
UGANDA-AFEX, Africa’s leading commodities exchange and commodities market player, has announced its expansion into Uganda, seven months after it first entered East Africa. The new…
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Koudijs Animal Nutrition commissions US$18M poultry feed facility in Ivory Cost
IVORY COAST-Dutch animal nutrition specialist Koudijs Animal Nutrition, a subsidiary of Royal De Heus, has commissioned a 120,000 tons capacity poultry feed manufacturing unit in…
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Egypt plans to purchase maize for the first time in history to boost feed manufacturing
Egypt- The General Authority in Charge of Raw Materials (GASC) has floated a public tender to purchase maize, the first time the public body embarks…