Agriculture & Food Security
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Soybeans emerge as a promising cash crop to bolster Ghana’s economic growth
GHANA – Ghana has identified soybean as a promising cash crop with the potential to revitalize and stimulate the economy of the country, pointing to…
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Afreximbank approves US$400M for phosphatic fertilizers project in Egypt
EGYPT – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has approved a US$400 million loan to finance a phosphatic fertilizers project in Egypt, implemented by public company El…
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Kenya plans to introduce mandatory flour blending in new strategy to boost food security
KENYA – In a move to reduce overreliance on maize, the government of Kenya is on course to make blended flour mandatory for millers effective…
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Oman seeks to bolster wheat production under various farming contracts
OMAN- The Oman Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning recently inked 40 usufruct agreements aimed at initiating food security and wheat production initiatives in the…
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Australia poised to lower wheat forecast as El Nino curbs output
AUSTRALIA- Traders and analysts anticipate that Australia will probably revise its wheat production estimate for the 2023/24 season downward by approximately one million metric tons. …