Agriculture & Food Security
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Dekel Agri-Vision achieves a 108.4% jump in crude palm oil output to hit 6,179 tonnes
IVORY COAST – Dekel Agri-Vision PLC, a United Kingdom-based agro-industrial company with subsidiaries in Ivory Coast, has announced that crude palm oil multiplied to 6,179 tonnes…
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Tanzania announces 10% edible oil import duty hike, eyes to be self-sufficient in wheat by 2025/26
TANZANIA – Ministry of Agriculture seeks to hike edible oil import duty from the current 25 percent to 35% in a bid to protect local…
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Malawian maize prices ease by 19% on the back of April harvesting season
MALAWI – The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has reported that maize prices eased in April 2023 by an average of 19 percent giving…
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Kenya maize imports rise 190% over the past two years due to low production -KNBS
KENYA – Data by Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) in the recently released Economic Survey 2023 shows that Kenya has imported more than 520,000…
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Zimbabwe Grain Marketing Board to build US$112M grain silos with Belarusian support
ZIMBABWE – Zimbabwe and the Belarusian Government have signed a deal to construct US$112 million silos at the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) depots, according to…