Maize
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Hershey acquires two popcorn manufacturing plants to revitalize its SkinnyPop popcorn brand
USA- American chocolate manufacturer, Hershey, has acquired two popcorn manufacturing plants from Weaver Popcorn Manufacturing to set itself to tap into “increasing” consumer demand for…
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Malawian maize prices ease as harvesting kicks off, rice farmers call for structured markets
MALAWI – Malawians may soon enjoy cheaper maize meals as the average price of maize is slowly easing with freshly harvested maize coming onto the…
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Zambia bans maize export, claims the reserves are just enough for the country
ZAMBIA – The Zambia Ministry of Agriculture has announced that it will no longer allow maize and mealie exports following the country’s maize and mealie…
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Kenya earmarks US$ 600M for National Food Reserve to cushion against food shortages
KENYA – The government of Kenya plans to set aside KES 79.9 billion (US$ 600M) annually for the National Food Reserve to cushion against perennial…
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Farmers Party of Kenya moves to court over the Zambian maize farming deal
KENYA – Farmers Party of Kenya, has moved to the High Court and filed a case against the Minister of Agriculture over its decision to…