AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Tanzania bets on local palm oil production to slash US$210 edible oil import bill
TANZANIA – Tanzanian prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has advocated for boosting the cultivation and production of palm oil in a bid to halt the importation…
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Rwandese bean production in jeopardy as more than 78,000 hectares get affected by drought
RWANDA – The Rwandese bean crop farmers are counting losses after more than 78,000 hectares across the country were affected by drought during agricultural season…
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Côte d’Ivoire sets aside US$3.2M to support the bakery sector, predicts high paddy rice production
Côte d’Ivoire – The government of Cote d’Ivoire plans to release US$ 3.2 million in support of the bakery sector as part of a reform…
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Zimbabwe releases high-yielding, early maturing sorghum seeds
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwean farmers are poised for greater yield and income gains with the release of a new hybrid of white sorghum (great millet) with…
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Angolan company partners Chinese multinational Yuan’s Hi-Tech Seed, forecasts to harvest 5000 tons of rice
ANGOLA – An Angolan company, Marsiris, targets to harvest about 5000 tonnes of rice starting April in an effort to increase domestic production and help…