Agriculture & Food Security
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Upcycling food waste: Researchers use fermentation to produce cooking oil from corn husks
EUROPE -Researchers from Connectomix Bio are using ancient technology (fermentation) to turn agricultural waste into oils for food. The scientific breakthrough is timely as it could…
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Zambia Maize meal prices to drop following the release of strategic grain reserves to millers
ZAMBIA – The cost of maize meal in Zambia is expected to go down in the coming weeks following the government’s decision to maize from…
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Load shedding and erratic electric supply would imperil SA seed availability for next season, Sansor
SOUTH AFRICA – The South African National Seed Organisation (Sansor), has warned farmers of a finite availability of seeds for the season, following load shedding…
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Saudi Arabia’s national shipping carrier Bahri delivers 60,000 tonnes of barley from Australia
SAUDI ARABIA – Sara, a tanker owned by Saudi Arabia’s national shipping carrier Bahri, has docked at Jeddah Islamic Port, delivering 60,000 tonnes of barley…
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Egypt sources another 535,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia to boost local supply
EGYPT – Egypt’s state grain importer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), is back in the market with a provisional purchase of about 535,000…