Agriculture & Food Security
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Egypt approves new incentives for wheat as China sets new record as the world’s largest wheat importer
EGYPT – The Egyptian Cabinet has approved new incentives for Egypt’s farmers to increase the available wheat in a bid to support local production and…
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Nigeria could fetch US$2.7 billion by increasing cashew nut production to 1MMT
NIGERIA – Nigeria could earn over earn over US$2.7 billion on annual basis by increasing cashew nut production capacity to about 1 million metric tonnes…
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Madagascar signs deal with the Zimbabwean seed company to produce new high-yield maize seeds
MADAGASCAR – The Madagascan Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock has signed a cooperation agreement with the Zimbabwean seed company for the local production of new…
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Food crisis may persist in low and middle-income countries despite ease in global shocks-FAO
AFRICA – Households will continue digging deeper in their pockets to afford a meal of maize, rice, or even wheat as cereal prices cease to…
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AFC, FSD, and AGRA invest US$ 750M to bridge the agricultural funding gap in Kenya
KENYA – The Agriculture Finance Corporation (AFC) has partnered with Financial Service Deepening (FSD) Kenya and the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) to…