Agriculture & Food Security
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Moroccan wheat reserves enough for four months’ supply
MOROCCO – Morocco has has four months worth of soft wheat reserves, according to the head of the country’s National Federation of Mills Mr. Moulay…
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Research drives Ugandan baking industry to banana flour
UGANDA- Ugandan officials from the Banana Industrial Research and Development Center-BIRDC have flagged off the sale of a processed banana product named ‘Tooke flour’ after…
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Flour Milling Association of Nigeria invests N200M to support Nigeria’s wheat sector
NIGERIA – The Flour Milling Association of Nigeria (FMAN), a partnership of Flour Millers, has invested N200m (US$260,000) in support of the production of quality…
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Cargill champions regenerative agriculture practices for aqua-feed raw materials
USA- Global commodity trader Cargill is ramping up its focus on regenerative agriculture practices to produce raw materials for global aquaculture, according to its latest…
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Kenya launches pilot operation to eradicate invasive apple snails in Mwea rice scheme
KENYA – The Ministry of Agriculture has launched a three-week pilot program to control a new migratory rice pest, apple snails, that has been ravaging…