Agriculture & Food Security
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AFEX seeks to raise US$65M to drive expansion into 7 new African countries
NIGERIA – AFEX, Nigeria’s first private agricultural commodities exchange player has announced plans to raise US$65 million to fund its expansion plan into seven new…
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Anxiety strikes Kenyan millers as Tanzania bans farmgate purchases of maize amid shortage
KENYA – Kenyan maize milling sector has expressed fear that maize meal prices may further go up as Tanzania bans farmgate purchase of the rare…
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FAO collaborates Namibia in using ‘remote sensing yield forecast’ models to boost food security
NAMIBIA – Namibia is collaborating with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on the use of advanced technologies to strengthen food security and…
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Ghana partners Israel in agritech solutions aimed to build climate resilience in rice production
GHANA – Ghanian stakeholders in the rice value chain have been introduced to agricultural technologies from Israel essential to improve the climate resilience of rice…
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Zimbabwe achieves self-sufficiency in wheat, saves US$300M from import costs
ZIMBABWE – President Mnangagwa has announced that Zimbabwe has reached self-sufficiency in wheat following last year’s record harvest of over 375 000 tonnes, The Herald…