Agriculture & Food Security
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Tanzania’s Cereal Produce Board to recruit more private buyers in a bid to enhance crop uptake from farmers
TANZANIA – Tanzania’s Cereal Produce Board (CPB) Zonal Office has embarked on a drive to recruit private buyers at the grassroots level in a bid…
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The Andersons to increase dry bulk storage by nearly 65% with Ohio fertilizer distribution terminal expansion
USA – The Andersons, Inc., a leading provider of plant nutrients, has announced plans to expand its wholesale fertilizer distribution terminal in Lordstown, Ohio, US.…
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Maize retail prices in Malawi increase by 24% owing to an acute shortage
MALAWI – Maize retail prices in Malawi hit a record high in the period between January and February 2023 underpinned by low production and acute…
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Fall army warms wreak havoc in Uganda, destroying 524,000 hectares of maize crop
UGANDA – Fall army warms (Spodoptera frugiperda) have descended on farmlands in Uganda destroying 2,024.02 square miles (524,000 hectares) in Nakaseke District, Uganda, Business Focus…
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USDA raises Thailand rice production forecast, funds US rice resiliency research
THAILAND- The US department of agriculture (USDA) predicts that rice production in Thailand in the 2023-24 marketing year will reach its highest level in five…