Agriculture & Food Security
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DAL Group secures US$50M for wheat imports as Egypt turns to Russia for more grain
SUDAN – DAL Group, the largest wheat importer in Sudan has secured US$50 million from British International Investment to fund its plans to import 280,…
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Zanzibar forecast a threefold increase in rice production as irrigation efforts start to bear fruit
TANZANIA – Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous province of Tanzania, anticipates increasing rice production from 5,400 to 17,332 tons, a threefold increase, following established irrigation schemes in…
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Grains Research and Development Corp. announces 4-year long $12.7M research project for long coleoptile wheat
AUSTRALIA — The Grains Research and Development Corp. (GRDC) unveiled a national research project to support the integration of long coleoptile wheat into Australian farming…
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Ghana earmarks US$684m to boost domestic rice production and processing
GHANA – The Ghanaian government has set aside US$684 million for domestic rice production and processing as part of its pathways to self-sufficiency in the…
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Tanzania bets on local palm oil production to slash US$210 edible oil import bill
TANZANIA – Tanzanian prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has advocated for boosting the cultivation and production of palm oil in a bid to halt the importation…