AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange to aid GMB in national grain reserve management
ZIMBABWE-Zimbabwe Mercantile Exchange (ZMX), a sustainable marketing firm in commodity exchange, has been appointed to aid the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) in the management of…
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Madagascar requests India to waive export taxes on rice destined for the island
MADAGASCAR-The government of Madagascar has requested the Indian ambassador Bandaru Wilsonbab, to obtain tax exemption for the importation of 200,000 tons of rice from the…
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Kenya revives 20,000 acres Galana-Kulalu project in grand plan to curb maize shortage
KENYA-In a fresh attempt to revive the Galana-Kulalu, a national food security project, President William Ruto in a statement revoked the planned settlement on the…
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Nigeria’s Kwara State to build US$5.5m shea nut processing facility
NIGERIA – Kwara, a state in Western Nigeria, has approved the contract for the construction of a 2.5 billion Naira (US$5.5 million) shea nut processing…
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Kenzpat commissions US$19m pasta and couscous facility, eyes share of local and export markets
MOROCCO – Kenzpat company, a subsidiary of the agri-food group Vita Holding Morocco, has commissioned a US$19 million pasta and couscous production facility in Skhirat,…