Agriculture & Food Security
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Nigeria wheat import to decline as weakening naira constrains consumer purchasing power
NIGERIA – The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed Nigeria’s wheat consumption and imports by 10% and 9%…
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AfDB commits to aiding Gambia produce 200,000 tonnes of rice by 2028
GAMBIA – The Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) has committed to supporting Gambia in producing 200,000 tons of paddy rice in a bid to solve…
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Malawi to export soybean, sesame to China duty-free
MALAWI – Malawi is set to export 100,000 tonnes of soybeans and 20,000 tonnes of sesame seeds to China duty-free at a total worth of…
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Uganda ready for the 10th edition African Grain Trade Summit
UGANDA – Uganda is poised to hold the 10th edition of the high-level, multi-stakeholder African Grain Trade Summit organized by the Eastern Africa Grain Council…
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NCPB provides dryers, laboratories for testing aflatoxin as the state cushions farmers from post-harvest losses
KENYA – Grain farmers can now dry their products effectively following the National Cereal and Produce Board’s (NCPB) move to provide drying facilities and operational…