Agriculture & Food Security
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Egypt, EU signs US$40M grant deal to boost wheat production
EGYPT – The European Union (EU) has signed a grant agreement of €40 million (US$43.5M) in partnership with the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS)…
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Kenya shifts focus to irrigation as the solution to food security, targets 3M acres by 2030
KENYA – The government of Kenya has announced plans to put three million acres of land under irrigation farming by 2030 in an effort to…
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National Foods to start processing traditional grains with launch of a new production line
ZIMBABWE – National Foods Limited, a leading agri-industrial company in Zimbabwe has launched a new production line solely aimed to process traditional grains, The Herald has reported.…
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Ghana to invest US$108m over the next 5 years to boost soybean production
GHANA – The government of Ghana is investing US$108 million over the next 5 years to drive self-sufficiency in soybean production for the domestic market…
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South Australia’s grain harvest rises by 51%
AUSTRALIA- South Australia’s 2022-23 grain harvest of 12.788 million tonnes is 51% higher than last year and more than 70% above the five-year average, according…