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Oilseeds & Nuts
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Tunisia to raise rapeseed hectarage to 140,000 by 2030 in push to diversify edible oil sources
TUNISIA – Tunisia is planning to increase the cultivated area of rapeseed to 140,000 hectares from the current 15,000 hectares over the next 7 years…
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Tanzania bets on local palm oil production to slash US$210 edible oil import bill
TANZANIA – Tanzanian prime minister Kassim Majaliwa has advocated for boosting the cultivation and production of palm oil in a bid to halt the importation…
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Indonesian government restricts palm oil exports to secure local supplies amid crisis
INDONESIA- To curb the inadequate supply of cooking oil in the country, palm oil exporters will only export 6 times the volume they sell domestically…
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Kenya to boost edible oil production to offset US$716M import burden
KENYA – The government of Kenya is planning to stimulate domestic oil crop production from 5% to 25%, in a bid to reduce the country’s…
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Sonacos to invest US$21M in cashew processing to reduce overreliance on groundnut for edible oil production
SENEGAL – The Senegalese National Oilseed Marketing Company (Sonacos) plans to invest between 10 and 13 billion CFA francs (US$16 to 21 million) to support…