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Uganda launches Integrated Grain Handling Project for rural communities
UGANDA – The Danish government has, through the Danish Development Agency (DANIDA) launched the Integrated Grain Handling Project for rural communities to help farmers improve…
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Kenya bans maize and wheat imports to safeguard farmers
KENYA – The government of Kenya has given an ultimatum to millers, banning them from importing wheat and maize as a measure to protect local…
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Nigeria wheat import to decline as weakening naira constrains consumer purchasing power
NIGERIA – The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed Nigeria’s wheat consumption and imports by 10% and 9%…
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Uganda ready for the 10th edition African Grain Trade Summit
UGANDA – Uganda is poised to hold the 10th edition of the high-level, multi-stakeholder African Grain Trade Summit organized by the Eastern Africa Grain Council…
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NCPB provides dryers, laboratories for testing aflatoxin as the state cushions farmers from post-harvest losses
KENYA – Grain farmers can now dry their products effectively following the National Cereal and Produce Board’s (NCPB) move to provide drying facilities and operational…