Food Safety & Quality
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Almost all of Africa’s maize crop is at risk from devastating fall armyworm pest, study reveals
AFRICA-Fall army warms (Spodoptera frugiperda) continue to endanger the majority of Africa’s maize crops according to new research published in Frontiers in Insect Science journal.…
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UK funds construction of new US$18.5m potato processing facility in Kenya
KENYA-The UK government has launched the construction of a KS2.3 billion (US$18.5M) production facility for Irish and sweet potato processing in Kenya. The processing facility…
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President Buhari commissions the Darma Rice mill in katsina in the push to achieve self-sufficiency
NIGERIA-President Muhammad Buhari has today commissioned a private facility, Darma Rice Mill in Katsina owned by business mogul Alhaji Dahiru Barau Mangal. This comes a few days…
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BASF, Cargill expand partnership to offer high-performance enzyme solutions to animal protein producers in USA
USA- Agri-solution giants, BASF and Cargill, have extended their animal nutrition cooperation by expanding their presence in the United States in the quest to offer…
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KALRO develops high-yielding, climate smart rice varieties as GM crops receive a nod from researchers
KENYA-The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) is conducting trials for new climate-smart high-yielding rice varieties in a bid to bolster food production in…