Agriculture & Food Security
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Kentaste, US agency partner to launch US$1.6M project catapulting firm into US nut market
KENYA – Kentaste, a Kenyan coconut processor has partnered with the US government to launch a US$1.6 million combined investment project to expand the processor’s…
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Tanzania schemes tapping into agricultural technology to double rice yield by 2030
TANZANIA – Tanzania is envisaging significant changes in the use of agricultural technology to enable an increase in rice production from less than 2.5 tonnes…
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High cost of corn and oilcake propelling costly feed in South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA), the association that represents South Africa’s animal feed industry has reported that feed manufacturers in South Africa…
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Ghanian private seed company develops new maize varieties needing less fertilizer
GHANA – The Ghanaian Legacy Crop Improvement Centre (LCIC) has made an advancement in agricultural research by developing high-quality new maize seed varieties that require…
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Macadamia glut hurt Kakuzi H1 profits as state eye palm farming to tame imports
KENYA – Kakuzi PLC, a listed Kenyan agricultural company, has suffered a Kshs 329 million (US$2.26M) sectoral loss from its macadamia business in the half-year…