Agriculture & Food Security
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Tanzania builds on its strategic food reserve, buys over 18,000 tons of cereal foods
TANZANIA – The National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA) has purchased 18,294.314 tonnes of cereals to strengthen the state’s food security, now the reserve has a…
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KEBS to partner with researchers in taming Basmati rice adulteration in Kenyan markets
KENYA – The Kenyan Bureau of Standards (KEBS) is working with researchers and industry players to tame rising cases of fake basmati rice. This is…
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Ethiopia, IFAD signs US$106.4M grant agreement to boost sustainable agriculture
ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed a grant agreement of US$106.4 million for the implementation of the participatory Agriculture…
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About 73 tonnes of ‘toxic’ cereals from plagued Mukumu Girls’ High School to be destroyed
KENYA – The county government of Kakamega is set to incinerate seventy-three tonnes of contaminated maize and beans from Mukumu Girls’ High School, which was…
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Madagascar projects to produce 7 million tons of cassava by 2027
MADAGASCAR – The Madagascan authorities plan to increase the cassava harvest to 7 million tonnes by 2027, more than double the stock achieved in 2022,…