Agriculture & Food Security
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Côte d’Ivoire plans to launch a pilot phase for the Agricultural Commodities Exchange to boost marketing of strategic agricultural products
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Authorities in Côte d’Ivoire have given the go-ahead to create a pilot phase for an Agricultural Commodity Exchange (BMPA) to trade cashew…
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Angolan maize prices ease by 41% on the back of the 2022/2023 agricultural campaign
ANGOLA – The price of maize in the Alto Luena market, the main point of sale of the staple commodity, has registered a 41 percent…
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Advans Côte d’Ivoire partners AFD in US$245,000 deal to finance maize producers’ access to inputs
CÔTE D’IVOIRE – Advans Côte d’Ivoire (Advans-CI), a microfinance institution and member of the Advans group, has signed a financing agreement of 150 million CFA…
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Kenyan MPs want US$29M more for Fertilizer Subsidy Program in the upcoming financial year
KENYA – The Kenyan parliament has proposed an additional Sh4 billion (US$29M) for Fertilizer Subsidy Program in the upcoming financial year, raising the total allocation…
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Nigeria’s palm oil imports from Malaysia surges 353% in 4months as demand rises
NIGERIA – Nigeria’s palm oil import from Malaysia increased to 92,961 metric tons (MT) between January-April 2023 from 20,513 MT, a 353 percent jump despite…