Rice
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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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AfDB commits to aiding Gambia produce 200,000 tonnes of rice by 2028
GAMBIA – The Africa Development Bank Group (AfDB) has committed to supporting Gambia in producing 200,000 tons of paddy rice in a bid to solve…
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Burkina Faso launches a US$16M project to boost corn, rice sectors
BURKINA FASO – Burkina Faso has launched a US$16 million project for the development of the rice and corn sectors under the “Integrated Development of…
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Japan donates US$1.7M worth of rice to Togo
TOGO – The government of Japan within the framework of the Kennedy Round food assistance project has donated a total of US$1.7 million to buy…
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Guinea-Bissau slashes prices of rice, wheat flour to ease the cost of living
GUINEA-BISSAU – The government of Guinea-Bissau has issued a decree fixing the new prices of essential foodstuffs, including rice and wheat flour as a measure…