Agriculture & Food Security
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Morocco adjusts wheat subsidy scheme to aid in efficient Black Sea imports
MOROCCO – Morocco, a major cereal importer, has modified its wheat import subsidy scheme to make it easier for companies to bring in cargoes from…
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Algeria turns to sunflower to shore up vegetable oil supply as Tanzania rests its hope on palm oil
ALGERIA – Algeria is planning to plant 45,000 hectares under sunflowers as part of sunflower production campaign aimed at improving local supply and shielding the…
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Kenya commissions grain storage facilities in Nakuru county to curb post-harvest losses
KENYA – Farmers in Nakuru County, one of the major maize growing areas in Kenya, are poised for better days following the commissioning of two…
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Hope at last for Kenya millers as duty-free maize finally approaches the port of Mombasa
KENYA – 42,464 tonnes of the long-awaited duty-free maize are expected to dock the port on March 12 signaling relief to Kenyan millers who have…
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Tingo partners EVTEC Energy to construct a US$150M net zero-carbon emission solar plant in Nigeria
NIGERIA – Tingo Foods Plc, a subsidiary of Montvale-based MICT Inc. has entered into a partnership with Evtec Energy, to build a US$150mn net zero-carbon…