Agriculture & Food Security
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Consumers are willing to pay more for clean label, natural claims despite inflation, Ingredion study finds
GLOBAL – 78% of global consumers are willing to pay more for products with natural claims irrespective of costs, according to the latest wave of…
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Kenya’s quest to import tax-free essential goods receives opposition from local manufacturers
KENYA – The Kenyan government plans to import large quantities of rice, cooking oil, sugar, wheat, and beans duty-free through the Kenya National Trade Corporation…
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Olam Agri subsidiary Crown Flour Mills launches baking academy to empower Nigerian women
NIGERIA – Crown Flour Mills, a subsidiary of Singapore-based commodity trading giant Olam Agri, has launched a baking academy to train and economically empower women…
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Renewing Black Sea grain deal critical for Africa, WFP boss says
GLOBAL – The World Food Programme (WFP) boss David Beasley has warned that failure to renew the black sea initiative would be catastrophic to millions…
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Kenya locks out millers from duty-free maize imports over prices
KENYA – Kenyan maize meal consumers may further dip deeper into their pockets as millers fallout with the government over maize import prices. Kenya has…