Agriculture & Food Security
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Morocco embarks on strategies to increase cereal production by 62% in MY2023/24
MOROCCO – In a bid to mitigate the adverse effects of drought on the agricultural sector, the government has set raft measures expected to provide…
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Edible oil manufacturers at loggerheads with the state over tariffs on finished oil imports
KENYA – Edible oil manufacturers have halted a move by the government to reduce tariffs on imported oils coming from outside East Africa from 35%…
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International Grains Council cuts world grain production forecast by 2MT for 2023-24 marketing year
ENGLAND- The International Grains Council (IGC) is projecting a 2 million tonnes decrease in its world grain production forecast for the 2023-24 marketing year to…
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Côte d’Ivoire launches a semi-industrial cassava semolina production unit to boost local processing
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – The Côte d’Ivoire government has launched a semi-industrial cassava semolina production unit as part of the “Government Social Program” (PSGouv) for the benefit of…
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Olam Group appoints Serge François Schoen to chair recently named eight-member Board of Directors
SINGAPORE – Agri-food giant, Olam Group, has appointed eight members to the Olam Agri Board to lend additional focus to its overarching strategy to address…