AFRICAN & MIDDLE EAST NEWS
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National Foods invests US$7M in new breakfast cereal plant in push to expand product range
ZIMBABWE – National foods (Nat Foods), one of the largest food processing companies, in Zimbabwe, is bolstering its presence in the breakfast cereal category with…
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Fertilizer consumption is increasing in Africa but at a slower rate: IFDC
KENYA – A newly published data gathered over the last seven years by the International Fertiliser Development Centre (IFDC) Kenya and African Union Commission (AUC),…
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Tunisia stares at looming shortage of bread as bakers strike over unpaid US$80M subsidy funds
TUNISIA – Tunisia is staring at a looming shortage of its most loved food commodity, bread, following a strike by a majority of its bakeries…
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Zimbabwe increases hectarage under cereal production by 42% to reduce reliance on imports
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe is seeking to eliminate dependence on imports of key staple crops such as sorghum, maize, and millet through increased planted hectarage. As…
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Ethiopia adopts wheat irrigation, ramps up fertilizer imports in bid to boost local production
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia has embarked on an aggressive agricultural campaign seeking to raise the country’s wheat production in a bid to wean itself from exports…