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Maize
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Sahel Capital backs Cameroon’s Nulla Group with US$1.5M loan to strengthen maize value chain
Nulla Group works with a vast network of smallholder farmers, providing them with access to fair markets.
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Senegal, Turkey partner on 500-hectare maize farm to boost local output
Turkey’s TIGEM will develop a 500-hectare maize farm in Senegal under a public-private partnership.
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Ugandan grain buyers warned against fueling market for substandard maize
Grain buyers have been urged to stop offering low prices for poor-quality maize.
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Kenyan lawmakers raise alarm over NCPB’s use of illegal 90 kg maize bags
NCPB uses 90kg bags for its strategic grain reserves and purchases, despite the crops (food crops) regulations 2019 capping the weight for packaging food crops at 50kgs.
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Rwandan maize farmers warn of production decline as input prices surge
Maize production is projected to increase from 553,953 tonnes in 2023 to 874,337 tonnes by 2028/29, a level farmers say is unachievable.